OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221435142
HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH HOSPITALS CORPORATION
HACKENSACK, NJ·
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
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#1 Hospitalized Age 53 F
- Event type
- 14
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