OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221705163
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOARD OF MANAGERS
INDIANAPOLIS, IN—
Event description
Employee is attacked and killed by assailant
Investigation abstract
At 6:30 p.m. on September 11, 2024, Employee #1 was walking to the restroom when an assailant attacked from behind. The assailant stabbed the employee and strangled him with a cord. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where the employee died in the emergency room. The weapons used in the attack were believed to be a utility knife and an electrical cord.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 213
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