OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221555881
GROUNDWORKS COLLABORATIVE, INC.
BRATTLEBORO, VT—
Event description
Employee is killed when attacked by client with axe and knif
Investigation abstract
At 9:30 a.m. on April 3, 2023, an employee was performing administrative tasks, when she was called into the living area to speak to a client who had requested to speak to her. The client assaulted the employee with an axe and a knife, striking her multiple times, resulting in a fatality. The employee sustained cuts, lacerations, and blunt force trauma.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 F
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 174
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