Family Dentistry
Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Family Dentistry | Report ID | 2019043565 |
| Address | 1900 S Kirkwood, Ste. C | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77077 |
| Event Date | April 5, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Source of Injury | Co-worker |
| Industry (NAICS) | 621210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.74000, -95.58000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An office manager asked an office assistant to circle something on a patient's treatment plan. The assistant responded, then came up behind the office manager and put her arm around the office manager's neck and squeezed. The office manager felt a pop in her neck and was hospitalized with neck pain, and elevated blood pressure and blood sugar.
Incident Summary
On April 5, 2019, a worker at Family Dentistry in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with co-worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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