ZANESVILLE, OHIO·
GENESIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Multiple violent acts by other person · Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at GENESIS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, 2951 MAPLE AVENUE, ZANESVILLE, OHIO 43701 on , Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c., affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was assisting the medical team with a combative patient when the patient attacked the employee. The employee fell to the floor, hitting his head on a cabinet and the floor. The patient then tried to strangle the employee, and he lost consciousness for approximately 30 minutes. The employee sustained a concussion, traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic pneumocephalus, and traumatic subdural hematoma.
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