Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Root2, LLC., 50 Trolley Line Blvd, MASHANTUCKET, CONNECTICUT 06338
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was putting a sheet tray on a counter when another employee attacked him with a knife from behind. The employee sustained stab wounds to the back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedCo-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
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