Exposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c. · Convulsions, seizures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ORANGE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, 707 EAST MAIN STREET, MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK 10940
on — Convulsions, seizures, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee had a seizure after a stressful staff meeting. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSBodily conditions of injured, ill worker
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