Incident date: 2024-09-28
NAICS industry code: 622110

A nurse was interacting with a patient in the diagnostic evaluation area of the emergency department when the patient pushed the nurse to the floor. The nurse sustained a hip fracture that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care
code_source: title: Patient
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip joint(s)
severity: moderate