Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless, 315 Sheridan Ave., ALBANY, NEW YORK 12210
on — Amputations, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
A homeless shelter client attacked an employee with two machetes after being asked to leave. The attack caused amputations to all four of the employee's limbs. The employee was hospitalized and their limbs were reattached.
HospitalizedAmputationUpper and lower limb(s)Other client or customer
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