OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221525108
DOLLAR TREE STORES INC.
UPPER SANDUSKY, OH—
Event description
Employee is killed when assaulted with machete
Investigation abstract
At 4:30 p.m. on January 1, 2023, an employee was checking out customers at a cash register when another customer approached her from behind with a machete and struck her multiple times. The employee died from her wounds on the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 F
- Event type
- 14
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