Arlington Heights, IL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Northwest Community Hospital
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Northwest Community Hospital in 800 W Central Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60005 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was patient Transporter in general Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Northwest Community Hospital
- Parent company
- Endeavor Health
- Street
- 800 W Central Road
- City
- Arlington Heights
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60005
- On-site location
- 3 east elevator
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Taking patient transport cart back to ED
What happened
Per EE: i dropped off my patient on 3 [REDACTED] once i was done i made my way to elevator to take cart back to the emergency room once i pressed the down button on the elevator blue sparks shot from the button and i was electrocuted causing me to urinate
Injury or illness
Electric Shock Arm Multiple left arm shocked pain up right arm and right side of neck
Object or substance involved
Electric shock from elevator button
Summary line
Per EE: i dropped off my patient on 3 [REDACTED] once i was done i made my way to elevator to take cart back to the emergency room once i pressed the down button on the elevator blue sparks shot from the button and i was electrocuted causing me to urinate
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Patient Transporter
- SOC code
- 31-1132: Orderlies
- NAICS code
- 622110: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 4,488
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 6,655,303
- EIN
- 362340313
- Establishment ID
- 1514772
- Employer case #
- S2026-000
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 06:50
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-02-26
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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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