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Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — WICHITA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. in WICHITA, KANSAS
Employer Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. Report ID 2016087838
Address 3600 E. Harry St. City, State ZIP WICHITA, KANSAS 67218
Event Date August 21, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving Source of Injury Patient
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # 1174179
GPS Coordinates 37.66000, -97.29000

Incident Narrative

The employee was delivering medication to a patient when the patient backed her into a wall and repeatedly started punching her. The employee suffered a fractured nose and seizure due to the incident.

Incident Summary

On August 21, 2016, a worker at Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. in WICHITA, KANSAS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with patient identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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