Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — WEST PALM BEACH, Florida

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida
Employer Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
Address 8795 Southern Blvd
City, State ZIP WEST PALM BEACH, Florida 33411
Report ID 2021032101
Event Date March 10, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
Source of Injury Other client or customer
Secondary Source Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 445120
GPS Coordinates 26.67608, -80.07089

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Incident Narrative

A customer got into a physical altercation with a store manager, hitting them with a hand basket and stabbing them in both arms using a knife. A customer who tried to help the store manager was also stabbed.

Incident Summary

On March 10, 2021, a worker at Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. in WEST PALM BEACH, Florida suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the arm(s), 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.

Context

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