Community Medical Center
Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Community Medical Center | Report ID | 2022064823 |
| Address | 99 Highway 37 West | City, State ZIP | TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY 08755 |
| Event Date | June 4, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, unspecified | Source of Injury | Patient |
| Industry (NAICS) | 623990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.96000, -74.21000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A security officer was helping to restrain a patient and suffered a laceration to the right hand and a bloody nose. The right hand became infected and required surgical debridement.
Incident Summary
On June 4, 2022, a worker at Community Medical Center in TOMS RIVER, NEW JERSEY suffered cuts, lacerations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, unspecified, with patient identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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