# Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations at Northeast Behavioral Health LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023087430` · 8/15/2023 · NORTH DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Asphyxiations, strangulations, suffocations
## Cause
- **Event:** Strangulation by other person
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** Northeast Behavioral Health LLC
- **Location:** 581 Faunce Corner Road, NORTH DARTMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, 02747
- **NAICS:** 622210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing a snack for a patient when the patient strangled the employee. She lost consciousness and was hospitalized.

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