First Coast Electric, LLC

Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at First Coast Electric, LLC in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
Employer First Coast Electric, LLC Report ID 20191112095
Address Intersection US HWY 9B and E-Town Parkway City, State ZIP JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32256
Event Date November 21, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing Source of Injury Former co-worker
Secondary Source Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.21000, -81.53000

Incident Narrative

On November 21, 2019, at 7:30 AM, employees were installing underground wire and conduit. An employee who had just been fired returned to the job site and assaulted the injured employee, stabbing him in the neck with a knife. The injured employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On November 21, 2019, a worker at First Coast Electric, LLC in JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing, with former co-worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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