Department of Veterans Affairs

Exposure to stressful environment prolonged - Anxiety, stress unspecified - SPOKANE, Washington

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Department of Veterans Affairs in SPOKANE, Washington
Employer Department of Veterans Affairs
Address 4815 N Assembly St,
City, State ZIP SPOKANE, Washington 99205
Report ID 20251110913
Event Date November 3, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Anxiety, stress unspecified
Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to stressful environment prolonged
Source of Injury Bodily conditions of injured, ill worker unspecified
Secondary Source Co-worker, supervisor current
Industry (NAICS) 928110
GPS Coordinates 47.70000, -117.47000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was sitting at her desk, processing a referral. A coworker was closely monitoring the employee's work. The coworker came to the employee's desk multiple times to say her work was bad and she was not working fast enough. The employee felt bullied and harassed. The employee had a brief meeting with the coworker which grew "heated." Following the meeting, the employee experienced heart palpitations, sweatiness, shortness of breath, and chest pains. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 3, 2025, a worker at Department of Veterans Affairs in SPOKANE, Washington suffered anxiety, stress unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to stressful environment prolonged, with bodily conditions of injured, ill worker unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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