It was reported to the manufacturer by the facility (b)(6), per the facility 2 cna's were transferring a resident with the hoyer stature when it tipped over.The resident landed on one of the cna's and caused cna head to hit bedside table and floor.The other cna sustained injuries to her leg when she also fell.Both cna's were sent to the urgent care clinic.The cna's have hematoma on head and leg as well as swelling to the head, shoulder and leg.A joerns representative visited the facility on (b)(6) 2015.The lift and sling were evaluated.The casters on the lift were "sticking", making it more difficult to move the lift.The facility ordered new casters for all their lifts.During the incident, training provided by joerns rep.It was admitted that the cna put her foot on the leg of the lift and pulled the resident back into the chair by pulling on the sling.This caused the lift to tip over onto the cna's.It was also mentioned that the staff had tipped the lift in the past, but it did not go all the way over and was not reported to management until this incident when the lift went all the way over.Complaint # (b)(4) was entered into our system.
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