Palos Heights, IL · 2025-12-20

OSHA Injury Report: Palos Community Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2025-12-20, an injury at Palos Community Hospital in 12251 S 80th Avenue, Palos Heights, IL 60463 resulted in days away from work. Employee was EVS Tech in hospitals, general medical and surgical.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Palos Community Hospital
Street: 12251 S 80th Avenue
City: Palos Heights
State: IL
ZIP: 60463
On-site location: Palos Community Hosp 3rd Floor PH SG4N Med Surg Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 14

Before the incident

Performing a discharge clean.

What happened

During routine work activities I began to experience pain in my right elbow radiating down through my arm and hand. This occurred towards the end of my shift while cleaning a discharged patient room.

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain (From repetitive activity) Arms

Object or substance involved

Repetitive motions.

Summary line

During routine work activities I began to experience pain in my right elbow radiating down through my arm and hand. This occurred towards the end of my shift while cleaning a discharged patient room.

Employee and industry

Job description: EVS Tech
SOC code: 29-2099: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
NAICS code: 622110: Hospitals, general medical and surgical
NAICS vintage: 2012
Employees at this establishment (2025 average): 3,383
Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total): 3,748,953
Establishment ID: 904634
Employer case #: 55131

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-12-20
Shift started: 08:00
Time of incident: 15:00
Filing year: 2025
Submitted to OSHA: 2026-02-18

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Source

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

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