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OSHA Injury Report: Advocate South Suburban Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest, IL 60429 resulted in days away from work. Employee was nURSING CARE TECHNICIANPCA in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Parent company
Advocate Health Care
Street
17800 South Kedzie Avenue
City
Hazel Crest
State
IL
ZIP
60429
On-site location
Floor 2 Room 256
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

At patient request closed the curtain around her bed to block out light from wall light. She wanted the light on but did not want it shinning in her face.

While drawing curtains around patient bed curtain came in contact with right side of face making contact with eye

All Other Specific Injuries NOC

curtain

During the shift noticed discomfort to right eye which was watery itching stinging sensation with slight swelling pain and sensitivity to light which interfered with my charting. The glare from computer caused pain and eye to produce drainage. When i go

Job description
NURSING CARE TECHNICIANPCA
SOC code
29-1141 — Registered Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1359
Total hours worked
2329109
Establishment ID
72885
Employer case #
23 015519
Date of incident
Time of incident
1:00:00.000
Submitted
23FEB24:20:34:00

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.