Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Piedmont Newton Hospital, 5126 Hospital Drive, COVINGTON, GEORGIA 30014
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to secure a nasogastric tube to the bridge of a patient's nose when the patient bit the employee, amputating the employee's right pinky fingertip.
On 11/8/2023, at about 1:00 AM, an employee was engaged in an altercation with shoplifters. In the parking lot, the employee was struck by a vehicle driven by the shoplifters. The employee sustained injuries to both legs.
Two employees were engaged in a fight while the injured employee was working from a ladder. The co-worker pulled the ladder from underneath the injured employee, causing them to fall to the ground. The injured employee sustained a foot fracture and back injury.
A customer was driving their car out of the parking lot without paying their bill. The car struck an employee, who ended up on the hood of the vehicle. As the car turned onto the street, the employee was thrown off the hood and sustained a head injury requiring hospitalization.
An employee was working when a customer picked up a jump box and fled the store without paying. The employee was then struck by the customer's vehicle, resulting in ankle fractures.
An employee was walking through a hallway with two restrained residents when they were tripped by one of the residents, causing them to fall to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a knee injury.
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