Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs

Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — FORT THOMPSON, SOUTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs in FORT THOMPSON, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs Report ID 2015031473
Address 100 Samboy Drive City, State ZIP FORT THOMPSON, SOUTH DAKOTA 57339
Event Date March 25, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing Source of Injury Person, other than injured or ill worker, unspecified
Secondary Source Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 921190 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 44.10000, -99.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stabbed in the back with a 4-inch knife and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 25, 2015, a worker at Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs in FORT THOMPSON, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing, with person, other than injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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