AutoZone Stores LLC

Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AutoZone Stores LLC in COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
Employer AutoZone Stores LLC Report ID 2020088074
Address 950 32nd St City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31904
Event Date August 25, 2020 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 Other client or customer
Secondary Source Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 441310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.49000, -84.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking toward a counter in a store. A member of the public stabbed the employee in the back multiple times with a knife.

Incident Summary

On August 25, 2020, a worker at AutoZone Stores LLC in COLUMBUS, GEORGIA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing, with other client or customer identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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