Stabbing, cutting, slashing by other person · Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Five Below, Inc., 2401 W Cheltenham Ave, WYNCOTE, PENNSYLVANIA 19095
on — Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels , affecting the Lung(s), pleura.
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Final narrative
An employee was acting in a loss prevention capacity when they were stabbed in the abdomen with a knife by an individual. The employee sustained multiple stab wounds, one of which punctured his lung. Part of the knife broke off in his body, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a forklift when it ran into storage racks. Her left foot was caught between the forklift and a rack. The foot was broken and toes were amputated.
The injured employee was told to get the rotisseries and then a verbal argument with a co-worker occurred. The injured employee walked out to get her jacket, and as soon as she came back, the co-worker stabbed her neck and shoulder area with a knife. She sustained injury to her diaphragm that required surgery.
An employee came in early to use the air compressor to add air to one of his car's tires. While he was walking across the parking lot, the injured employee noticed a man sitting in the parking lot. The unidentified man rushed the injured employee and stabbed him three times in the back with a knife.
A bus agency manager was getting a passenger to leave a bus. As the passenger was walking to exit the bus, he stabbed the manager in the stomach with a knife.
The injured employee had been conducting food service activities. He was stabbed twice in the chest and three times in the back by another employee using a pocket knife. The employee was hospitalized.
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