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ResCare Community Living - Newton, Kansas

Event or exposure unspecified — Intracranial injuries with skull fractures — NEWTON, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ResCare Community Living - Newton, Kansas in NEWTON, KANSAS
Employer ResCare Community Living - Newton, Kansas Report ID 2024075908
Address 700 East 14th Street City, State ZIP NEWTON, KANSAS 67114
Event Date July 2, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries with skull fractures Body Part Brain
Event Type Event or exposure unspecified Source of Injury Source, secondary source unspecified
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 621610 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.06000, -97.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping a client into their home from the van which was parked on a steep slope driveway. They were found in the client's driveway unconscious. The client was strapped into their wheelchair which was found on top of the employee. The employee sustained a fracture behind her ear, a hematoma on the right side of her scalp, and a subarachnoid hemorrhage. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 2, 2024, a worker at ResCare Community Living - Newton, Kansas in NEWTON, KANSAS suffered intracranial injuries with skull fractures to the brain. The incident was classified as event or exposure unspecified, with source, secondary source unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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