OSHA Injury Report: HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Transferring uncooperative patient

What happened

While being assisted back to the bed from the commode the patient deliberately dropped to her knees at the bedside . The patient was actively having a bowel movement while she was on her knees at the bedside. The patients provider was called to the room to assist with medication review and orders. Myself two techs and [REDACTED] had to lift the patient from the floor to a chair and then to her bed. The patient was simultaneously lifted and brought back towards me with [REDACTED] lifting and me pulling her towards me to the chair to prevent the patient from falling. I then slid the chair close to bed and [REDACTED] and I as well as the techs transferred the patient to the bed cleaned her rolled her performed wound care vital sign assessment. Within minutes of the event my back started hurting. I notified my charge nurse my manager and my director of nursing immediately. I applied warm packs to my back.

Injury or illness

Sprain Strain Back - Lower Back - Upper Neck

Object or substance involved

Patient handling

Summary line

While being assisted back to the bed from the commode. Myself two techs an had to lift the patient from the floor to a . I applied warm packs to my back.

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.