OSHA Injury Report: Faribault Medical Center

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Faribault Medical Center [REDACTED] had right hand pulled and twisted by agitated patient in RM 334 on [REDACTED] at [REDACTED]. EE reports that patient was agitated yelling at staff and attempting to get out of bed alone. EE reports that patient grabbed EEs right hand and twisted it. EE reports that patient let go of right hand and grabbed it again twisting it some more resulting in pain in right wrist and thumb. EE reports that code green was called.

What happened

Faribault Medical Center [REDACTED] had right hand pulled and twisted by agitated patient in RM 334 on [REDACTED] at [REDACTED]. EE reports that patient was agitated yelling at staff and attempting to get out of bed alone. EE reports that patient grabbed EEs right hand and twisted it. EE reports that patient let go of right hand and grabbed it again twisting it some more resulting in pain in right wrist and thumb. EE reports that code green was called.

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain Hand Right Right Wrist And Thumb

Object or substance involved

FMC RN Got Right Hand Twisted By Aggressive Patient Resulting In Some Swelling

Summary line

[REDACTED] Strain Hand Right Right Wrist And Thumb

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.