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OSHA Injury Report: Duke University Hospital

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC 27705 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was radiologic Technologist in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.

Establishment
Duke University Hospital
Parent company
Duke University Health System Inc.
Street
2301 Erwin Road
City
Durham
State
NC
ZIP
27705
On-site location
DMP 7th floor Radiology
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Putting the portable xray tube back and the arm of the tube swung in the wrong direction

Because the arm was in the wrong direction it only goes so far and it bounced back and hit forehead

Contusion head

Portable x-ray arm

Putting the portable xray tube back and the arm of the tube swung in the wrong direction Because the arm was in the wrong direction it only goes so far and it bounced back and hit forehead Contusion head

Job description
Radiologic Technologist
SOC code
29-2034 — Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
NAICS code
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
12521
Total hours worked
21136190
EIN
562070036
Establishment ID
145751
Employer case #
40831
Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
8:22
Filing year
2025
Submitted
23FEB26:17:16:00

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.