Stabbing, cutting, slashing by other person · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Whole Foods Market, 348 Harrison Ave, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02118
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck.
Final narrative
An employee was conducting a team member consultation. The team member assaulted the employee with a box cutter. The employee sustained a laceration to his neck that required hospitalization.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker unspecified
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