OSHA Injury Report: Hornets Basketball, LLC

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Working a game.

What happened

Employee was stationed on the [REDACTED] Concourse near [REDACTED] providing directional guidance to guests. Employee informed guest that he could not proceed down the concourse and needed to go the opposite direction. Guest became confrontational and attempted to push past employee. The mother of guest approached employee and placed her finger in employee 's face and became verbally aggressive. Guest bum-rushed employee making physical contact. Immediately afterwards two additional guests attacked employee striking her with punches and kicking her causing her to fall to the ground. While on the ground employee maintained hold of one of the guests by his hair in an attempt to prevent him from continuing to attack employee. The other two guests continued punching and kicking employee during the altercation. Other security officers supervisors managers and police officers intervened to separate and deescalate the situation. Employee sustained a cut on her right hand during the incident.

Injury or illness

Cut on her right hand

Object or substance involved

Guests

Summary line

Cut on her right hand

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.