YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO—
Mercy Health
Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Mercy Health, 1044 Belmont, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO 44501 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was monitoring a patient when the patient became agitated. The patient struck the employee in both of her arms. The employee fell to the ground and injured her left knee and right shoulder.
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