OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221408149
COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE
CAMDEN, NJ·
Event description
Employee incurs contusions and abrasions when struck by pati
Investigation abstract
At 4:15 p.m. on October 19, 2021, an employee was monitoring patients in a hospital's psychiatrics hold area when a patient, in an attempt to flee the emergency department, threw the employee to the ground and struck him in the groin. The employee suffered unspecified contusions and abrasions and was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 426
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