The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. in POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
Employer The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Report ID 20181112278
Address 10 Children's Way City, State ZIP POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK 12601
Event Date November 30, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Concussions Body Part Brain
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving Source of Injury Other client or customer
Industry (NAICS) 624190 Inspection # 1364465
GPS Coordinates 41.72000, -73.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was intervening with a resident in crisis. The resident punched her twice in the face, causing her to fall to the floor and hit the back of her head. She lost consciousness and suffered a concussion, and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 30, 2018, a worker at The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. in POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK suffered concussions to the brain. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with other client or customer identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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