Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at SSM Health DePaul
Start: 7/11/2022

2 hospitalizations · 2022076039 · 7/11/2022 · SSM Health DePaul

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck and back
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
Source: Patient
Secondary source: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.

Employer

Name: SSM Health DePaul
Location: 12303 DePaul Drive, BRIDGETON, MISSOURI, 63044
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 11:21 a.m. on July 11, 2022, a patient stabbed two employees behind a hospital reception desk. The first employee was stabbed in the side of the neck and the back. The second employee was stabbed on the arm, neck, and torso while trying to stop the patient. The first employee was hospitalized for surgery. The second employee was treated in the Emergency Department and hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown