# Fractures at St. Luke's Hospital Blue Mountain Campus
> OSHA SIR `2019099877` · 9/20/2019 · LEHIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** St. Luke's Hospital Blue Mountain Campus
- **Location:** 211 N. 12th St., LEHIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18235
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 9:30 p.m. on September 20, 2019, an employee was entering a hospital's behavioral health unit in response to an alarm. A patient struck him in the face, causing severe facial injuries. The employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*