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INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving — Concussions — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER Report ID 2017064980
Address 1545 ATLANTIC AVENUE City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11213
Event Date June 1, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Concussions Body Part Brain
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving Source of Injury Patient
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # 1238797
GPS Coordinates 40.67000, -73.93000

Incident Narrative

On Thursday, June 1, 2017, at approximately 10:00 a.m., an employee was attacked by a patient, who grabbed her hair and pulled her to the ground. She lost consciousness and suffered a concussion.

Incident Summary

On June 1, 2017, a worker at INTERFAITH MEDICAL CENTER in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with patient identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 459 severe injury reports involving "Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving" incidents in our database. Browse all Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving injuries.

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