WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA·2022-10-04

CVS

Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at CVS, 661 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20003 on 2022-10-04, Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders.

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Final narrative

An employee was picking up store product that had been thrown to the floor. A shoplifter re-entered the store and stabbed the employee in the neck with a knife.

Hospitalized Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders Robber

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