Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brookdale Senior Living, 1100 Grandon Way, MECHANICSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17050
on — Concussions, affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
A resident in a senior living facility lunged at an employee and knocked her down. Her head struck the floor and she lost consciousness. She was hospitalized.
An employee walked through the doorway from a kitchen to a dining area and tripped over a mat measuring 4 feet by 6 feet. The employee fell and suffered a broken left hip and a laceration to the face that required stitches.
An employee tripped over a box while putting away groceries. Her head struck the floor and she lost consciousness, having suffered a possible head/neck injury.
An employee was performing laundry services when clothes in a dryer caught on fire. The employee opened the dryer door and inhaled smoke, suffering lung irritation and exacerbation of asthma.
An employee was working to draw blood from a patient. After sticking the patient's right arm, the patient kicked the employee in the stomach and used his left hand to strike the right side of the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized for an injury to their intestine.
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