Munster, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Franciscan Health Munster
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Franciscan Health Munster in Munster, IN 46321 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was health Unit Coordinator in hospitals, general pediatric.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Franciscan Health Munster
- Parent company
- Franciscan Alliance
- Street
- 701 Superior Avenue
- City
- Munster
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46321
- On-site location
- 2N Med/Surg
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 40
Before the incident
Assisting with patient care
What happened
Employee reports she was assisting with an obese patient (estimated weight of 320#) who needed to get from the bedside commode back into bed. When attempting to turn patient to sit on bed Employee twisted her left hip leg which was supporting patient 's weight. Employee developed pain to her left hip thigh and states has some tingling down her left leg.
Injury or illness
Strain of the muscle fascia and tendon of the left thigh posterior muscle group Strain of lower back
Object or substance involved
Patient Body Weight
Summary line
Left thigh hip strain from assisting obese patient from commode to bed post-op
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Health Unit Coordinator
- SOC code
- 43-9199 — Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 622110 — Hospitals, general pediatric
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 560
- Total hours worked
- 1148092
- EIN
- 300995182
- Establishment ID
- 925296
- Employer case #
- 2024-00038
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 18:00
- Time of incident
- 6:25
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 27JAN2025:18:18:00
Source
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.