# Abrasions, scratches at Houston Methodist Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2017109749` · 10/10/2017 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Abrasions, scratches
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
- **Source:** Elevators
## Employer
- **Name:** Houston Methodist Hospital
- **Location:** 6565 Fannin,GB 164, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77030
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 16, 2017, an employee was moving a patient and entering an elevator when the door began to close. He stuck his elbow in the doors to keep them from closing and the door scratched his arm. The scratch became infected, requiring hospitalization.

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