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OSHA Injury Report: Howard County General Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, MD 21044 resulted in days away from work. Employee was housekeeper in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

Establishment
Howard County General Hospital
Street
5755 Cedar Lane
City
Columbia
State
MD
ZIP
21044
On-site location
Howard County General Hospital
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
3

I was trying to pull the heavy linen bag from the trash cans to dump intop the bin then I felt a sharp pain on the left side of back

I was trying to pull the heavy linen bag from the trash cans to dump intop the bin then I felt a sharp pain on the left side of back

I was trying to pull the heavy linen bag from the trash cans to dump intop the bin then I felt a sharp pain on the left side of back

I was trying to pull the heavy linen bag from the trash cans to dump intop the bin then I felt a sharp pain on the left side of back

All Other Specific Injuries NOC Back Spine (nonspecific)

Job description
housekeeper
SOC code
37-2012 — Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
622110 — Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2768
Total hours worked
2995807
Establishment ID
1069318
Employer case #
W20250445
Date of incident
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:17:09:00

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.