Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mary Cariola Childrens Center, 6239 Pittsford- Palmyra RD, FAIRPORT, NEW YORK 14450
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to restrain a resident when their feet got tangled and both fell to the floor. The resident fell on top of the employee who struck a corner of the wall and then the floor, resulting in a broken right hip.
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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