Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Name: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at WVU Medicine Hospitals
Start: 7/25/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023076694 · 7/25/2023 · WVU Medicine Hospitals

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple head locations
Nature of injury: Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event: Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Source: Patient

Employer

Name: WVU Medicine Hospitals
Location: 936 Sharpe Hospital Rd, WESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 26452
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was talking with a patient in the day area when they were attacked from behind by another patient. The employee was punched in the jaw and then lifted and slammed onto the floor. The employee sustained a fractured mandible and a laceration to the occipital region that required staples.

Source

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