OSHA Injury Report: Mercy Hospital NW Arkansas

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Standing still looking at the surgeries scheduled in [REDACTED] where I was to relieve the nurse getting off.

What happened

As stated above I had stopped to see what cases were left to be done for OR 6. One of the scrubs was pushing a case cart that was covered with dirty instruments trash bags dirty laundry from a completed surgical case through the hallway. The carts are tall and covered with a plastic covering. You cannot see through the cart except to look from side to side as you are pushing it. Shortly after I stopped I was hit by the case cart. I was hit on the right side of my body and I totally was knocked off my feet and landed on the left side of my body landing on my left elbow and left hip and left hand. I landed so hard that the fall jarred my neck and made my head hurt. It felt as if my brain was vibrating in my head I felt very dazed. I did not hit my head on the floor. I now have left hip pain and swollen area to that hip left elbow pain and bruising left shoulder pain left wrist and left thumb pain. My back is sore throughout my back area. I informed [REDACTED] RN the acting coordinator at

Injury or illness

Contusion

Object or substance involved

Surgical Case Cart

Summary line

As stated above I had stopped to see what cases were left to be done for OR 6. One of the scrubs was pushing a case cart that was covered with dirty instruments trash bags dirty laundry from a completed surgical case through the hallway. The carts are tal

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.