Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CVS, 661 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20003
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was picking up store product that had been thrown to the floor. A shoplifter re-entered the store and stabbed the employee in the neck with a knife.
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An employee was walking through a sales aisle when a customer stopped her to ask a question. She turned around and her head struck a structural column, resulting in a bruised forehead and two chipped front teeth.
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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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