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OSHA Injury Report: Paul E. Patton Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Paul E. Patton Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center in Hazard, KY 41701 resulted in days away from work. Employee was housekeeper in nursing homes.

Establishment
Paul E. Patton Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center
Parent company
Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs
Street
200 Veterans Drive
City
Hazard
State
KY
ZIP
41701
On-site location
Outside facility near dumpster
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Placing garbage in dumpster.

Employee placed garbage in dumpster and closed the gate to the dumpster. The employee then placed hand on gate for support to reach down and pick up a piece of garbage that had fallen on the ground. The gate then opened towards the interior of the dumpster resulting in the employee falling to the ground which resulted in pain and bruising to employee 's forehead left knee and left shoulder.

pain and hematoma to left forehead right outer forearm left shoulder into back and left knee down to ankle.

N A

fall resulting in hematoma to left knee.

Job description
Housekeeper
SOC code
37-2012 — Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
NAICS code
623110 — Nursing homes
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
157
Total hours worked
277179
EIN
610600439
Establishment ID
433664
Employer case #
5
Date of incident
Shift started
5:53:00.000
Time of incident
14:47:00.000
Submitted
19FEB24:18:28:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.