Houston, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in 1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008 resulted in days away from work. Employee was RN IV Critical Care in general medical and surgical hospitals.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital
- Parent company
- Memorial Hermann Health System
- Street
- 1635 North Loop West
- City
- Houston
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77008
- On-site location
- PATIENT 'S ROOM
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 3
Before the incident
Walking into the patients room to draw bloodwork
What happened
RN [REDACTED] states that she walked into the room and the hemodialysis tubing was laying across the floor. A vial of famotidine rolled out from somewhere and was lodged under her foot. Between the bottle and the tubing laying on the floor RN [REDACTED] fell onto her back. She was unable to get up. Staff RNs responded and assisted her to stand and get into a wheelchair. During the time of the event Dialysis RNs [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] arrived to pick up the dialysis machine. They were not present at the time of fall. In speaking with them [REDACTED] stated that they had left to go upstairs and get report and when they arrived [REDACTED] was on the floor.
Injury or illness
slip fall on glass vial and hemodialysis tubing causing fall and pain to back
Object or substance involved
tubing
Summary line
Slip fall On Glass Vial And Hemodialysis Tubing Causing Fall
Employee and industry
- Job description
- RN IV Critical Care
- SOC code
- 29-1141: Registered Nurses
- NAICS code
- 622110: General medical and surgical hospitals
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 1,064
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 2,218,455
- EIN
- 741152597
- Establishment ID
- 87699
- Employer case #
- 009-2023-0
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:04
- Time of incident
- 14:12
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-29
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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