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UPMC Home Health Care of Central PA

Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing — Multiple types of open wounds — WILLIAMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UPMC Home Health Care of Central PA in WILLIAMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer UPMC Home Health Care of Central PA Report ID 2020044040
Address 133 Stone Row Drive City, State ZIP WILLIAMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 16693
Event Date April 15, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Multiple types of open wounds Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing Source of Injury Person, other than injured or ill worker, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 621610 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.40000, -78.25000

Incident Narrative

On April 15, 2020, a nurse was leaving a patient's home when a member of the patient's family attacked and stabbed her multiple times. She suffered damage to the larynx and the phrenic nerve, as well as a shoulder injury and the near amputation of one of her fingers.

Incident Summary

On April 15, 2020, a worker at UPMC Home Health Care of Central PA in WILLIAMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered multiple types of open wounds to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing, with person, other than injured or ill worker, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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