Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170903132 - Two nurses injured when attacked by hospital inmate

Accident Summary Nr: 170903132 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 01/27/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119777837	01/27/1994	8063	0	Ca Metropolitan State Hospital

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on November 26, 1995, Employees #1 and #2, both full-time nurses, were in the nurses' area, performing their usual duties. An inmate knocked on the door and, when Employee #1 opened it, he pushed his way inside and assaulted them. Employees #1 and #2 sustained serious injuries and were hospitalized. The accident occurred because an inmate went crazy; he was placed in a ward of the mental hospital.

Keywords: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE, PSYCH ILLNESS

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119777837			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Registered nurses
2	119777837			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Registered nurses

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