Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Northshore Evanston, 2650 Ridge Ave., EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201
on — Fractures , affecting the Lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was trying to calm a patient. The patient became aggressive toward her, a security guard intervened, and during the altercation both the patient and the guard fell on the employee. The injured employee suffered a broken tibia.
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An employee was watching students perform their daily tasks. A student who had been vacuuming the floor punched the teacher in the chest. She was hospitalized with chest pain, a fast heart rate, and vertigo.
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