Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care · Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER, INC, 201 Lyons Ave, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07112
on — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified, affecting the Head unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was struck by a patient in the chest and fell to the floor, with the patient falling onto them. The employee suffered a head injury.
Hospitalized Head unspecified Patient
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