Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at First Coast Electric, LLC, Intersection US HWY 9B and E-Town Parkway, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32256
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
On November 21, 2019, at 7:30 AM, employees were installing underground wire and conduit. An employee who had just been fired returned to the job site and assaulted the injured employee, stabbing him in the neck with a knife. The injured employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
HospitalizedNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersFormer co-worker
Two employees were involved in an altercation in a parking lot. One of them was stabbed with a knife on the right side of his abdomen. He was hospitalized.
A security guard was working in a parking garage when an unauthorized person entered the garage. The security guard requested that the individual leave and they were stabbed with a knife. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee stabbed the injured employee with a knife in the breakroom during an altercation. The injured employee sustained stab wounds to their chest and abdomen.
An employee was walking from the receiving area to the grocery section. A customer was waiting for the employee around a corner and stabbed the employee multiple times with a sharp object. The employee was stabbed in the back, abdomen, and left side.
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