Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 360258966 - Housekeeper Is Shot And Killed By Coworker

Accident Summary Nr: 360258966 -- Report ID: 0253650 -- Event Date: 07/28/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307481978	08/02/2004	8063	622210	Nys Psychiatric Insitute

Abstract: Between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on July 28, 2004, Employee #1, a housekeeper for the New York State Psychiatric Institute, was shot in the head by another housekeeper who worked at the same facility. Employee #1 was found by a plant utility engineer and then transported to New York Presbyterian Hospital, where she died the next day. Media reports indicated that the shooting resulted from a domestic dispute.

Keywords: head, gunshot, cleaning, workplace violence, housekeeping

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307481978			Fatality	Other	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants

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