Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care · Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Doctors Hospital of Augusta, LLC, 3651 Wheeler Road, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA 30909
on — Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and soft tissue injuries, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
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Final narrative
A nurse was assaulted by a patient and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a concussion with a loss of consciousness, oral/facial lacerations, a lumbar strain, a right hamstring avulsion, and a right knee strain with a meniscus tear. The employee was hospitalized.
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.
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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