Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123990.015 - Employee incurs infection when struck by patient

Accident Summary Nr: 123990.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 01/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1462865.015	02/12/2020		623990	Rumford Community Home

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on January 22, 2020, an employee was caring for a patient with dementia when the patient began swinging their arms at the employee. The employee's birth control implant in her arm was knocked out causing an infection at the site of the implant and requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Infection, Laceration, Nurse, Psych Illness, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1462865.015	22	F	Hospitalized injury		Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

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