CONROE, TEXAS—
HCA Houston Healthcare - Conroe
Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care · Fractures
Final narrative
The employee fell from a standing position and landed seated on the floor after an altercation with a patient. The employee suffered a broken lower-back vertebra and was hospitalized.
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