Lenox Hill Hospital-Northwell Health

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lenox Hill Hospital-Northwell Health in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer Lenox Hill Hospital-Northwell Health Report ID 2019010718
Address 100 E 77th St. 8th floot City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10075
Event Date January 21, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple head locations
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving Source of Injury Patient
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # 1374291
GPS Coordinates 40.77000, -73.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attacked by a patient while cleaning bathrooms, suffering head and face injuries that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 21, 2019, a worker at Lenox Hill Hospital-Northwell Health in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple head locations. 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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