Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94685.015 - Employee suffers broken nose when struck by patient

Accident Summary Nr: 94685.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1224638.015	04/12/2017		622210	Ca State Hospital - Coalinga

Abstract: At 4:45 p.m. on March 16, 2017, an employee was questioning a patient who suddenly became agitated and unruly. The employee confronted the patient and began to search the patient for a metal splint that had gone missing. The patient became agitated and struck the employee with a closed first on the nose. The employee's nose swelled and was ldiagnosed to be broken several hours later. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Fracture, Nose, Struck By, Workplace Violence

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1224638.015	47	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, guards

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