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OSHA Injury Report: Western

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Western in LAKEWOOD, WA 98498 resulted in days away from work. Employee was fORENSIC CARE ASSOCIATE in psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals.

Establishment
Western
Parent company
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Street
9601 STEILACOOM BLVD SW
City
LAKEWOOD
State
WA
ZIP
98498
On-site location
Day Room
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
40

UNKNOWN

The staff is doing a survey with the patient. Ask for patient 's consent before surveying. Patient was in a good mood and decided to nod his head. The staff had ask a couple of questions before patient that is unprovoked struck the staff. Patient 's body part that was used is their back hand to struck the staff hitting the right eye of the staff. After being struck staff had calmly stepped away from the patient and alerted other staff that the now injured staff has been assaulted by the patient. There was also security presence in the time of the event. After alerting staff security then came and intervene in the crisis that was preceding.

Inflammation Swelling Redness

NA

Client - Carry down Containment

Job description
FORENSIC CARE ASSOCIATE
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
622210 — Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
2147
Total hours worked
3270770
EIN
261525598
Establishment ID
1183434
Employer case #
EV20230906
Date of incident
Shift started
12:00:00.000
Submitted
29FEB24:22:50:00

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