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North Mississippi Medical Behavioral Health Care

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at North Mississippi Medical Behavioral Health Care in TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI
Employer North Mississippi Medical Behavioral Health Care Report ID 2023087728
Address 4579 S. Easton Blvd. City, State ZIP TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI 38801
Event Date August 22, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving Source of Injury Patient
Industry (NAICS) 623110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.22000, -88.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a room when they were struck several times by a patient. They sustained head and neck injuries.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2023, a worker at North Mississippi Medical Behavioral Health Care in TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head and neck. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with patient identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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