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OSHA Injury Report: Riverside Mental Health and Recovery

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Riverside Mental Health and Recovery in 2244 Executive Drive, Newport News, VA 23666 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was jOB Psych Technician in mental (except intellectual and developmental disability) hospitals.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Riverside Mental Health and Recovery
Parent company
Riverside Health
Street
2244 Executive Drive
City
Newport News
State
VA
ZIP
23666
On-site location
Riverside Mental Health and Recovery Center

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
2

Before the incident

EE was attempting to help de-escalate situation while nurses had given order for patient to be placed in emergency restraining chair.

What happened

As EE was directing pt to get into the restraining chair pt became agitated and refused to get in the chair. pt then stated that if they touched him he would hit them. When they attempted to place pt in chair he punched EE in the right pectoral muscle leaving a sizeable contusion.

Injury or illness

Chest - Right: Bruise or Contusion

Object or substance involved

Pt 's closed fist

Summary line

Physical assault by patient: [REDACTED] 's closed fist

Employee and industry

Job description
JOB Psych Technician
SOC code
29-2053 — Psychiatric Technicians
NAICS code
622210 — Mental (except intellectual and developmental disability) hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
360
Total hours worked
488293
Establishment ID
1558576
Employer case #
Y4HC54328

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00
Time of incident
4:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
13MAR26:15:44:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.