OSHA Injury Report: NYC Health + Hospitals/Henry J. Carter

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee stated that while he was doing patient 's care when the patient became aggressive and combative and the patient started kicking and punching so he called for assistance and the nurse came and hold the patient but the stepped away for a few seconds and the patient started punching and kicking towards him and he got kicked into the face across the right eye. Pain into the right side of the face with blurry vision.

What happened

Employee stated that while he was doing patient 's care when the patient became aggressive and combative and the patient started kicking and punching so he called for assistance and the nurse came and hold the patient but the stepped away for a few seconds and the patient started punching and kicking towards him and he got kicked into the face across the right eye. Pain into the right side of the face with blurry vision.

Injury or illness

Pain into the right side of the face with blurry vision.

Object or substance involved

Pain into the right side of the face with blurry vision.

Summary line

Employee stated that while he was doing patient 's care when the patient became aggressive and combative and the patient started kicking and punching so he called for assistance and the nurse came and hold the patient but the stepped away for a few second

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.