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OSHA Injury Report: POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS & ANIMAL CONTROL

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS & ANIMAL CONTROL in 21440 CATAWBA AVE, CORNELIUS, NC 28031 resulted in days away from work. Employee was police Officer in police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS & ANIMAL CONTROL
Parent company
TOWN OF CORNELIUS
Street
21440 CATAWBA AVE
City
CORNELIUS
State
NC
ZIP
28031
On-site location
Cornelius Police Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

Before the incident

Employee was participating in officer training

What happened

During officer training employee was exposed to the taser. A taser probe entered the left leg and lower left back above the beltline. Employee later reported a red ring around the puncture wound causing inflammation and swelling.

Injury or illness

Puncture wound accompanied by effects of taser

Object or substance involved

Taser equipment

Summary line

[REDACTED] left back struck by a taser probe

Employee and industry

Job description
Police Officer
SOC code
33-3051 — Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers
NAICS code
922120 — Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
92
Total hours worked
162892
EIN
566001209
Establishment ID
836679
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
13:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26FEB24:21:09:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.