SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon hospital is defending itself against $1,250 in proposed fines from the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division after a violent incident in which three staffers were assaulted.
The Statesman Journal reports an inspector from the Occupational Safety and Health Division says the Oregon State Hospital didn’t have enough people to help with the transfer of a violent mental patient and didn’t have a contingency plan in case the patient resisted a transfer.
The hospital says it will challenge the fines.
The fine stems from an employee complaint related to an Aug. 17 incident. A patient with a history of aggression allegedly choked one hospital security worker, then kicked the windows out of a transport car and assaulted two other hospital employees.
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Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com
