Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving — Fractures — SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
Employer Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center Report ID 2021020877
Address 1541 Kings Highway Bldg A/Family Medicine City, State ZIP SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71103
Event Date February 1, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Skull
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving Source of Injury Relative or domestic partner of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.48000, -93.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee went out to the lobby and was assaulted by a family member. She sustained lacerations to the head and a skull fracture requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 1, 2021, a worker at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with relative or domestic partner of injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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