OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221388234
112284 - HALL LAUNDRIES INCORPORATED
WATSON, IN·
Event description
Employee is stabbed and killed by customer
Investigation abstract
At 5:51 p.m. on August 27, 2021, an employee was working at a laundromat when she contacted police and reported she was being chased and attacked by a woman armed with a knife. When officers arrived on scene, they located the employee who had been critically injured in an attack. Police, firefighters and EMS attempted to revive the employee, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police arrested the suspect shortly after the incident. The employee had previous problems with the suspect.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 F
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 999
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