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OSHA Injury Report: Athol Memorial Hospital

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Athol Memorial Hospital in Athol, MA 1331 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lPN in general medical and surgical hospitals.

Establishment
Athol Memorial Hospital
Street
2033 Main st.
City
Athol
State
MA
ZIP
1331
On-site location
Emergency Department
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

Trying to redirect an aggressive patient in the ED

The patient tried lunging at the RN causing the employee to try to catch block the patient using his left arm and felt a strain in his upper back.

Upper back (cervical thoracic) strain

Aggressive patient

While trying to redirect an aggressive pt in the ED the pt tried lunging at the RN causing the employee to try to catch block the pt using his L arm and strained his upper back.

Job description
LPN
SOC code
29-2061 — Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
NAICS code
622110 — General medical and surgical hospitals
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
289
Total hours worked
326872
EIN
42126583
Establishment ID
460065
Employer case #
AH-01
Date of incident
Shift started
11:00
Time of incident
6:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
23JAN2025:15:20:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.