Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Bronx	Ny	BronxCare Health System	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees were working with a combative patient. The patient struck and kicked one of the employees, injuring his face, neck, left ankle, and left upper arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-09	Hot Springs	Ar	CHI St. Vincent	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A patient kicked an employee in the head. The employee suffered a brain bleed and was hospitalized.
2021-11-09	Cleveland	Oh	Allied Universal Security Services LLC	Hip(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was helping to capture an escaped patient. The employee collided with a police officer and fell, resulting in a broken hip.
2021-11-06	Dayton	Oh	Grandview Medical Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a book bag while walking out of a patient's room. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken left hip.
2021-11-05	Mount Holly	Nj	Virtua Memorial Hospital	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A security officer was responding to a request for backup when they were punched by a patient. The security officer sustained a lesion on the head and a head injury.
2021-11-05	Madison	Wi	SSM Health Wisconsin Regional Office	Lumbar region	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was treating a patient. The employee turned slightly and felt a sharp pain in their lower back that prevented them from standing up and resulted in hospitalization.
2021-11-02	Lubbock	Tx	Lubbock I Enterprises	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was moving a patient to the shower room when she slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in a broken left hip.
2021-10-23	San Marcos	Tx	San Marcos Treatment Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was talking to a patient when he slammed his bedroom door. The door caught the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized and her middle and ring fingers were amputated.
2021-10-19	Camden	Nj	COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was pushed to the ground by a patient, resulting in an abdominal injury.
2021-10-02	Perrysburg	Oh	Hospice of Northwest Ohio	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On October 2, 2021, an employee was repositioning a patient when she tripped over a mat and struck her head against the wall, resulting in a concussion.
2021-09-30	Brooklyn	Ny	Bestcare Inc.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping a patient get out of an ambulette when the patient contacted the employee and the employee fell from the ambulette to the ground, resulting in a broken left knee.
2021-09-26	Indiantown	Fl	WELLPATH LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was escorting a patient who was just in an altercation with another patient. The patient bit a finger on the employee's right hand. The employee's finger was amputated.
2021-09-21	Effingham	Il	Whelan Security Co	Eye(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
While assisting hospital staff with a combative patient, an employee was struck in the eye by the patient's hand/fist. The employee sustained a contusion to the face and injury to the eye.
2021-09-20	Austin	Tx	Texas Home Health Hospice-Austin, LLC.	Hand(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A nurse was visiting a patient's home to change out the regulator on the patient's oxygen tank. Oxygen from the tank ignited causing third degree burns to the employee's hands.
2021-09-19	Mount Holly	Nj	VIRTUA- WEST JERSEY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.	Eye(s)	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee who was caring for patients received a bacterial infection.
2021-09-17	Madison	Wi	UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was assisting a patient get up from the CT table and move across the room. The employee's right foot got caught in the CT table straps; the employee fell forward into the wall and then down to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a right patellar fracture and a fractured left radius.
2021-09-08	Darby	Pa	Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was going to clean a patient room. She turned to walk into the room, lost her footing, hit the door jamb, fell on her knees and then onto the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right humerus.
2021-09-08	Hartford	Ct	Trinity Health of New England	Thigh(s)	Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
A nurse was performing a restraint on a combative patient and sustained a tear to his quadriceps that required surgery.
2021-09-04	Augusta	Me	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was scanning a patient's wrist band when her foot was caught in the loop of a bed lift. She tripped and fell to the floor, shattering her elbow and hitting her head.
2021-08-30	Stroudsburg	Pa	St. Luke's Emergency Transport Service	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a loaded patient gurney through the woods when their right little fingertip was caught and amputated between the frame of the gurney and a large rock.
2021-08-09	Emmett	Id	Gem Healthcare, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was tending to a patient when she tripped and fell over the patient's alarm code device. She fell to the floor and suffered injuries to her right arm and femur.
2021-08-03	Lebanon	Nh	Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
The injured employee was part of a team that was holding an agitated patient to assist with medication administration. The patient was attempting to bite, kick, scratch and spit throughout the event. It is not known how the employee was injured, but he reported dizziness, headache, nausea, and abdominal pain. He was hospitalized after experiencing multiple seizures.
2021-07-31	Lowell	Ma	The Lowell General Hospital	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A nurse was sitting at a nurse's station. A patient struck the nurse on the head with a fire extinguisher, knocking the nurse unconscious.
2021-07-27	Hyannis	Ma	CAPE COD HOSPITAL	Head and trunk	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was physically assaulted by a patient, resulting in injuries to their head and L2 vertebra.
2021-07-16	Jefferson	La	Ochsner Medical Center	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a patient when he began to feel abdominal pain and was hospitalized. The employee suffered a hernia.
2021-07-09	Campbell	Oh	Hospice of the Valley DBA Bon Secours Mercy Health	Foot (feet)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking out of a patient's home and rolled her ankle, resulting in a fractured foot.
2021-07-07	Johnson	Ny	Hospice of Orange-Sullivan County	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was performing patient care activities in the patient's home when the employee tripped and fell while entering a "sunken" living room, fracturing their hip.
2021-06-30	Joliet	Il	AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was helping to restrain a combative patient. While the employee was restraining one of the patient's arms, the patient thrashed about on the bed and attempted to sit up. The employee was pulled forward onto the handle of the bed and sustained a contusion to the left upper chest. The employee then had cardiac dysrhythmia and a near syncopal event.
2021-06-28	De Pere	Wi	Bellin Health De Pere East	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was exiting a patient's room when they tripped over the patient's shoe and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken hip.
2021-06-27	Blackwood	Nj	Elmwood Hills Healthcare Center LLC	Head	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A nursing assistant was kneed in the head by a patient while helping the patient. The nursing assistant suffered an embolism and was hospitalized.
2021-06-21	Williamsport	Pa	UPMC Susquehanna	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was standing while providing care to a patient in the back of a moving ambulance. The ambulance made a turn and the employee fell onto wooden cabinets mounted on the wall of the ambulance. The employee suffered back trauma that resulted in hemothorax, that required medical treatment.
2021-06-08	Livingston	Nj	Consensus Medical Group LLC	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a puddle of water near an outpatient drop-off area. She suffered a broken right kneecap.
2021-06-04	Jackson	Ms	PHI Health, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was loading a patient on stretcher into the back of a helicopter when the stretcher collapsed and the employee's left pinky finger was crushed between the stretcher and the ground, resulting in amputation.
2021-06-01	West Palm Beach	Fl	St. Mary's Medical Center	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While trying to avoid being hit by a patient, a nurse tripped on tubing/wiring and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left knee.
2021-05-20	Centralia	Il	SSM Health St Mary's Hospital	Heart	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
A nurse responded to a small fire caused by a patient and then suffered a heart attack.
2021-05-19	Chillicothe	Tx	Caprock Home Health Services, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was assisting a patient having a seizure. The patient began to fall and the employee tried to catch the patient. This resulted in both the patient and employee falling to the ground. The employee fell on and broke both of their elbows.
2021-05-11	Leesburg	Fl	Avante At Leesburg, Inc.	Lumbar region	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee injured their lower left back while pushing a patient in a wheelchair. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-10	Saint Louis	Mo	BJC Healthcare Christian Hospital	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving a patient on a medical table when they tripped over the table's wheel and fractured their femur.
2021-05-05	Tampa	Fl	Gulf-to-Bay Anesthesiology Associates, LLC	Multiple body parts	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee attempted to prevent a patient from rolling off the operating table when they received injuries to their neck and right arm that resulted in weakness and numbness.
2021-05-03	North Las Vegas	Nv	US Department of Veterans Affairs - Las Vegas Medical Center	Large intestine, colon, rectum	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee contracted Clostridium difficile (C. diff) while caring for a patient with C. diff and was hospitalized.
2021-05-01	Havertown	Pa	Kindred Hospital	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was assisting a patient and slipped on a padded mat. The employee put both hands out to break their fall and suffered bilateral buckle fractures in both wrists.
2021-04-29	Lexington	Ma	Justice Resource Institute, Inc.	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was helping restrain a 14-year-old mental health patient. The patient freed a leg and kicked the employee multiple times in the back of the head, causing a brain bleed. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-28	North Easton	Ma	Southeast Rehabilitation	Arm(s)	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
On April 28, 2021, two employees were lifting a patient and one of the employees suffered an arm strain.
2021-04-17	Houston	Tx	Aveanna Healthcare	Hip(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A nurse trainee was sitting on a couch, working with a patient. A child pushed her off the couch and she fell to the floor, breaking her hip.
2021-04-15	Denver	Co	PRESBYTERIAN/ST. LUKES MEDICAL CENTER	Multiple body parts	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee felt pain in their lower back and leg after handling a patient.
2021-04-15	Decatur	Il	Decatur Memorial Hospital	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
While performing a medical examination on a patient, an employee stood up and struck their head on a hanging cabinet, resulting in paresthesia related to a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-12	Menno	Sd	Menno-Olivet Care Center, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee had an asthma attack after entering a patient room.
2021-04-10	Cortlandt Manor	Ny	New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was leaving a patient care room when she fell forward, landing on her arms. She suffered a fracture to the right arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
2021-04-09	Marietta	Ga	WELLSTAR KENNESTONE HOSPITAL	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was bitten by a patient while treating the patient. The employee suffered an amputation to a finger.
2021-04-06	Baton Rouge	La	Pinnacle Home Health	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was assisting a patient when they tripped and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
2021-03-30	Ocala	Fl	FLORIDA HOSPITAL OCALA, INC.	Forehead	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A security guard was responding to a combative patient when the patient punched the guard in the forehead. The security guard became diaphoretic and fainted. The security guard was hospitalized.
2021-03-25	Washington	Dc	Children's National Hospital	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee was working with a child patient when the patient crawled behind her. The employee tripped over the patient, fell, and lost consciousness.
2021-03-22	Pittsburg	Tx	UT Health East Texas Pittsburg	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee got up from his desk to go see a patient when he fell and broke his hip.
2021-03-20	Blackwood	Nj	Elmwood Hills Healthcare LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was leading a patient back to their room. The patient pushed the employee, who fell to the floor and suffered a broken right shoulder.
2021-03-20	Far Rockaway	Ny	Bestcare Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee became dizzy and fainted in the street while returning to a patient's home from a store. The employee landed on the ground and suffered a broken left arm.
2021-03-20	Troy	Ny	SAMARITAN HOSPITAL	Lower leg(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was helping a patient to the restroom. The patient lost consciousness in the restroom and fell back toward her, causing them both to fall. The toilet struck the employee's right knee, causing a fracture to the tibia at the knee.
2021-03-08	Hialeah	Fl	DaVita Flamingo Park Kidney Center	Hip(s)	Fall while sitting
A patient care technician's feet were tangled in a stool. The technician fell to the floor, suffered a broken hip, and was hospitalized.
2021-03-08	Newtown Square	Pa	Home Care Assistance	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional
An employee was helping a patient get out of bed when the patient fell on top of him. The employee sustained a back injury.
2021-03-02	Philadelphia	Pa	Fairmount Behavioral Health System	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was attempting to calm a patient when the patient pushed the employee. The employee fell and struck their head on a door jamb. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-22	Columbus	Oh	Ohio Health Doctors Hospital	Lumbar region	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee suffered a lower back strain while moving a hospital patient in bed.
2021-02-08	Winter Haven	Fl	Baycare Health System, Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee turned quickly when a patient called out. The employee fell to the floor and sustained a fractured left humerus.
2021-02-08	Orlando	Fl	Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital	Ankle(s)	Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
On February 8, 2021, a security captain attempted to restrain a combative patient when he fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured right ankle.
2021-02-06	Mckinney	Tx	WELLPATH LLC	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A nurse was struck in the head by a patient and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a skull fracture and a broken leg.
2021-01-08	Wareham	Ma	TOBEY HOSPITAL	Face	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was assaulted by a patient in the emergency room. The employee was pushed to the floor and sustained a facial nerve injury requiring hospitalization.
2020-10-11	Poughkeepsie	Ny	VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was transporting a patient on a gurney when she felt a sharp pain in the right side of her back. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-10-07	Lincoln	Ne	MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
A hospital employee was standing by a door when a patient shut it. The door caught the employee's right index finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2020-10-05	Miami	Fl	KENDALL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	Face	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was physically assaulted by a patient and was hospitalized due to multiple facial fractures.
2020-10-02	Toledo	Oh	TOLEDO HOSPITAL	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion involving outside sources
On October 2, 2020, an employee was hospitalized with chest pains after using a draw sheet to move a patient from a cot to a bed.
2020-09-27	Edgewater Park	Nj	Oaks Integrated Care	Leg(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was caring for patients. A patient struck the employee, who fell to the ground and suffered a broken left leg.
2020-09-22	Blackwood	Nj	Elmwood Hills Healthcare Center LLC	Leg(s)	Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
An employee was injured while trying to restrain a patient. The patient fell on top of the employee's leg causing multiple fractures.
2020-09-21	Bryan	Tx	St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A nurse was bitten by a patient on her right thumb and left chest area. The injuries required surgery.
2020-09-07	Danville	Pa	Maria Joseph Continuing Care Community	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was working with an unsteady patient who began to fall. As the employee attempted to catch the patient, the employee strained their back.
2020-09-01	Chambersburg	Pa	Wellspan Health	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was observing the patient monitors and experienced an allergic reaction, possibly caused by the cleaner that is used on the monitors.
2020-08-27	Venice	Fl	ManorCare Health Services	Forehead	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was trying to reposition a resident in bed. The resident was pulling on the employee and hurting her, and she leaned back to get away from him. When he released her, she fell and lacerated the left side of her forehead on the leg of the patient's lift machine. She was hospitalized.
2020-08-26	Pflugerville	Tx	Emancipet Pflugerville Clinic	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
A veterinarian was drawing blood from a patient for a test when the dog pulled her arm and jerked it back. The needle went into the veterinarian's thumb about an inch. Her hand started swelling in the evening. She later went to the hospital for an infection.
2020-08-17	Dallas	Tx	MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was transporting a patient to a psychiatric unit. The patient struck the employee in the nose with a stethoscope, breaking the employee's nose. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-15	Plano	Tx	People, Pets and Vets	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was approaching a cat (a veterinary patient) when it bit her left middle finger.
2020-08-12	Philadelphia	Pa	Temple University Hospital	Lumbar region	Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
An employee fell to the floor while trying to break up a fight between patients. The employee suffered a fracture to the lower back.
2020-08-08	Concord	Nh	NeuroInternational	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was in a kitchen, helping prepare dinner for group home residents. An aggressive patient entered the kitchen with a rock and struck the employee with the rock and his fists, then took the employee's frying pan and struck her in the head with it. She fell to the ground and the resident continued to strike her. She was hospitalized, suffering from bruising to the face and body and general soreness.
2020-08-05	Kittanning	Pa	Kittanning Care Center	Hip(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was providing care to a patient when the patient kicked the employee in the chest, knocking her to the floor and breaking a hip.
2020-08-01	Temple	Tx	Eagle Systems, Inc.	Face	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A security guard was escorting a patient to the restroom when the patient attacked him, causing facial bone fractures.
2020-07-31	Harris	New York	Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills	Heart	Running, without other incident-single episode
An employee had chest pain after chasing a patient who was attempting to leave the unit.
2020-07-27	Sarasota	Florida	The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a patient when she suffered an abdominal injury that caused stomach pain and vomiting.
2020-07-24	New Haven	Connecticut	Global Medical Response (GMR)	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
On July 24, 2020, employees were taking a patient upstairs using a stair chair. One of the employees suffered a back muscle pull and a bulging disk. She was hospitalized.
2020-07-18	Largo	Florida	Paramedics Logistics Florida LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A paramedic and was providing patient care in full personal protective equipment (PPE) and became dehydrated. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-14	Jefferson Hills	Pennsylvania	Jefferson Regional Medical Center	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
Three employees were moving a patient. The patient fell and one of the employees sustained a back injury requiring hospitalization.
2020-07-04	Wheeling	West Virgini	Wheeling Hospital	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A nursing assistant's foot caught on the edge of a patient's bed as she was leaving the room. The employee fell to the floor and tried to break her fall with her hands. She sustained two broken wrists.
2020-07-01	Long Island City	New York	MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL OF QUEENS	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving a patient's walker out of a hospital aisle. The employee tripped over the walker, fell, and was injured.
2020-07-01	Overland Park	Kansas	OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee experienced a back strain while repositioning a patient's bed, requiring hospitalization.
2020-06-18	West Chester	Pennsylvania	Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital	Lower leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee and other employees were transporting a 400-pound gastric bypass patient on a machine-powered bed. The bed accelerated, pinning the employee's leg between the bed and the wall. The employee was hospitalized with a broken lower right leg.
2020-06-15	Farmington	Maine	North Country Associates	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was assisting a resident when she got caught and tripped on the patient’s bedding and fell to the floor, breaking her tibia and fibula. The employee required surgery.
2020-06-13	Tylertown	Mississippi	Diversicare of Tylertown, LLC	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee entered a patient's room, tripped over the patient's shoes, and fell on her right knee. The knee was fractured.
2020-06-11	Harris	New York	Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was helping a patient get up out of bed. The patient pulled down on her to stand up, and the employee felt a sharp pain in her mid-right back. The next day, the employee experienced shortness of breath and was hospitalized for a back strain and collapsed lung.
2020-06-02	Gettysburg	Pennsylvania	Wellspan	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was attempting to detain a patient and was pushed to the ground. He fell backwards and hit his head on the ground, requiring hospitalization.
2020-05-28	Schenectady	New York	ELLIS HOSPITAL	Skull	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was walking away from a patient when he chased her down and flipped her onto the ground. She landed on her head, suffering a hematoma and skull fracture. She was hospitalized.
2020-05-26	Maywood	Illinois	Loyola University Medical Center	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking out of a patient room when her shoe caught the floor, causing her to lose her balance and strike a chair's wooden arm. She suffered three broken ribs.
2020-05-24	Augusta	Maine	VA Maine Healthcare System	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee felt a sharp pain in the lower body while pushing a patient in a wheelchair. The employee was hospitalized for a bilateral hernia.
2020-05-22	Newark	Delaware	Christiana Care Health Systems	Neck and back	Intentional injury by other person
An employee was struck by a patient and knocked to the floor, requiring hospitalization and surgery on her neck and back.
2020-05-18	Defuniak Springs	Florida	Brookdale	Jaw, chin	Fall on same level
On May 18, 2020, a nurse was leaving a home after caring for a patient. She fell to the floor of the home's porch, suffering a hairline fracture to her jaw and an injury to her left leg resulting in damage to an artery. She was hospitalized.
2020-05-15	Brooklyn	New York	Haym Salomon Homes for Nursing and Rehabilitation	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in the hallway to give out medication to patients when she slipped on wet cereal residue that was spilled on the floor and fell on her knee. She fractured her right patella and was hospitalized.