TOPEKA, KANSAS—
Academy Sports + Outdoors
Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Academy Sports + Outdoors, 1133 Southwest Wanamaker Road, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66604 on — Fractures, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
Final narrative
An employee was working as a store greeter when a suspected shoplifter assaulted them with a pool cue. The employee was hospitalized for a collarbone fracture, broken dentures, and an injury that required approximately 10 stitches.
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