VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — WEST HAVEN, Connecticut
| Employer | VA Connecticut Healthcare System |
| Address | 950 Campbell Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | WEST HAVEN, Connecticut 06516 |
| Report ID | 2022032489 |
| Event Date | March 19, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions |
| Source of Injury | Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.28366, -72.95983 |
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Incident Narrative
On March 19, 2022, an employee was working a 12-hour shift at an emergency room when, after 8 hours, she began to experience spasms in her right leg, down the thigh and to knee, and shortly after reported feeling her knee pop. The employee finished her shift. The next morning, the employee's knee was swollen and could not bend or bear weight. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On March 19, 2022, a worker at VA Connecticut Healthcare System in WEST HAVEN, Connecticut suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the knee(s). The incident was classified as multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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