Exposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c. · Anxiety, stress, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Depaul Community Services, 435 Dewey Avenue, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14615
on — Anxiety, stress, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized for high blood pressure and a panic attack after a high stress incident occurred in the work place. A patient physically attacked other people.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSBodily conditions of injured, ill worker
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