OSHA Injury Report: Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

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What happened

i [REDACTED] entered room 617 the patient at the time was [REDACTED]. I told the patient i was coming to get his vital signs. I reached to grab the blood pressure cuff off the side rail on the bed and the patient reached back and struck me on the right side of my face with his palm fist. which is a closed fist but hit with the inside of the hand instead of the straight on fist. i grabbed my face and as i reached for my face the the patient grabbed my arm and started twisting it causing a burning sensation. I looked over at his wife lying on the bed next to him and asked her could she get him to let me go she never replied so i just kept pulling until the patient finally released my arm and went to the nurses station to inform the nurse on what had just happened.

Injury or illness

Patient Handling

Object or substance involved

patients fist

Summary line

Workplace Violence

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.