Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HCA Palms West Hospital, 13001 SOUTHERN BLVD., LOXAHATCHEE, FLORIDA 33470
on — Fractures , affecting the Head and extremities.
Final narrative
A registered nurse was taking care of a patient, checking his blood pressure and vitals. The patient jumped off his bed and punched the employee in the face, knocking her to the ground. The patient continued punching the employee in the face, and she was rendered unconscious. The employee sustained injuries to bone and soft tissue on both sides of her face, comminuted fractures to nasal bone(s), and a fractured right clavicle.
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