Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries

Name: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries at Advocate Health, Inc. dba Good Samaritan Hospital
Start: 10/9/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024109421 · 10/9/2024 · Advocate Health, Inc. dba Good Samaritan Hospital

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries

Cause

Event: Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care
Source: Patient
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Advocate Health, Inc. dba Good Samaritan Hospital
Location: 3815 Highland Avenue, DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60515
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A social worker was speaking to a patient. The patient stood up, punched her in the face, pushed her down and against a cart, and then punched her three more times. The social worker sustained a head laceration, an intracranial hemorrhage, and a fractured spine. She was hospitalized.

Source

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