Nurse attacked, severely injured in psychiatric hospital (3/15)
The Franklin Hospital Medical Center in Valley Stream, N.Y., has been issued OSHA citations and a proposed fine of $4,500 after a nurse at the hospital was attacked and severely injured while performing normal duties that included providing group therapy sessions to psychiatric patients.
OSHA inspectors found that her employers had failed to implement adequate measures to protect employees from assault in the workplace. According to the agency, these measures could include: