Nursing Care Facilities
Industry Summary
The Nursing Care Facilities industry has shown some reduction in numbers lately, with employment losses of -0.32% between 2014 and 2015 (the last reported data). There are currently 17,411 firms engaged in business within this industry and on average, each establishment employs 94 workers. On average over the last five years, the Nursing Care Facilities industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (4% more) than the broader Nursing and Residential Care Facilities Industry
The accident investigation below was opened on Friday, January 11th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Coeur D Alene, ID after learning of an incident at Coeur D'Alene Of Cascadia Llc which had occured on Saturday, January 5th 2019. A 58 year old woman working as a was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID113053.015
Accident Date2019-01-05
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 10:00 p.m. on January 5, 2019, Employee #1, a CNA was attending to a resident with the assistance of Employee #2 who is also a CNA. Employee #1 was changing the adult underclothes of the resident which were soiled. Employee #2 was keeping the resident calm so that Employee #1 could attend to the resident's personal hygiene. The resident gouged Employee #1 with her fingernails leaving a "seven" or "v" shaped wound which was bleeding. The Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital on 1/9/2019 for septic shock. Group A streptococcus was found in the right forearm lesion.
On Monday, January 22nd 2018 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Milford, NE which had occured previously at Five Star Quality Care, Inc.. A 65 year old woman working as a was killed on the job when the employee fell on slippery surface, fractured skull, and lat
OSHA ID102384.015
Accident Date2017-12-21
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 5:30 p.m. on December 21, 2017, an employee was carrying an 8 lb bag of personal items to her car when she slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk. The employee was discovered on the sidewalk by coworkers, bleeding from head and vomiting. The employee was transported to hospital where she was treated for a non-displaced skull fracture. The employee was later transferred to a rehab facility where she died 26 days after the initial incident from complications that resulted from a blunt force head injury.
The accident investigation below was opened on Tuesday, October 24th 2017 by OSHA representitives in Buena Park, CA after learning of an incident at Kf Community Care, Llc which had occured on Monday, October 16th 2017. A 55 year old man working as a Nursing aide was injured on the job when the
OSHA ID104690.015
Accident Date2017-10-16
Accident DegreeHospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 12:30 p.m. on October 16, 2017, Employee #1 was monitoring patients in the hallway at a psychiatric unit when a patient grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the floor. The employee sustained a broken clavicle and internal bleeding to the head. He was hospitalized for his injuries.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
1.08
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 4856
167.6%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 135