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THE GEO GROUP INC

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SOUTH BAY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at THE GEO GROUP INC in SOUTH BAY, FLORIDA
Employer THE GEO GROUP INC Report ID 2023054597
Address 600 US Highway 27, South Bay Correctional Facility City, State ZIP SOUTH BAY, FLORIDA 33493
Event Date May 23, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving Source of Injury Inmate or detainee in custody
Secondary Source Rocks, crushed stone
Industry (NAICS) 922140 Inspection # 1674242
GPS Coordinates 26.65000, -80.71000

Incident Narrative

A nurse was performing work duties when an inmate struck her with a rock, resulting in multiple facial injuries.

Incident Summary

On May 23, 2023, a worker at THE GEO GROUP INC in SOUTH BAY, FLORIDA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with inmate or detainee in custody identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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