OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221429335
CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL
OMAHA, NE·
Event description
Employee fractures facial bones during attack by former hosp
Investigation abstract
At 2:30 a.m. on January 19, 2022, an employee was walking from the hospital to her car in the parking lot. She was approached by a former patient of the hospital, who was never under her care. The employee backed away from the former patient, eventually turning away to run back into the hospital. The former patient struck the employee in the face with a rock, and proceeded to steal her keys and car. The employee staggered back into the hospital to receive medical care for the fracture of bones in her face, requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 F
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 207
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