OSHA Injury Report: MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was assisting with management and medication administration of a combative patient in triage including helping prevent assault and assisting security in gaining control of the patient

What happened

While managing a combative patient brought in by PD and preparing to administer ordered IM medications the patient became physically aggressive toward staff during medication administration While assisting in preventing further assault and helping security regain control this RN felt a pop with severe pain in the right bicep and sharp pain in the left shoulder with suspected bicep tear

Injury or illness

UPPER ARM INC CLAVICALE SCAPULA STRUCK OR INJ BY Injury

Object or substance involved

Combative patient during physical behavioral intervention workplace violence assault related overexertion

Summary line

Managing a combative patient brought in by PD and preparing to administer ordered IM medications patient became physically aggressive toward staff While assisting security regain control employee felt pop with severe pain in right bicep and left shoulder

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.