Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
105,991Records 71,450Employers 85,836Hospitalizations 27,959Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-11-30

OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221435142

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH HOSPITALS CORPORATION

Event
Assault, Burn, Hospital, Torch, Torso, Workplace Violence
NAICS
622110
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#345768204
Employer profile
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH HOSPITALS CORPORATION
Summary number
221435142
Report ID
0214500

Event description

Employee suffers third degree burns in assault by coworker

Investigation abstract

At 5:15 a.m. on February 7, 2022, an employee was taking a break in the employees' lounge. A coworker assaulted the employee with a handheld tool, believed to be a torch. The employee was hospitalized to treat third degree burns to over 19 percent of her upper torso.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 53 F

    Event type
    14

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