Family Dollar Stores of Alabama, LLC

Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — MOBILE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Family Dollar Stores of Alabama, LLC in MOBILE, ALABAMA
Employer Family Dollar Stores of Alabama, LLC Report ID 2022087091
Address 717 DAUPHIN ISLAND PKWY City, State ZIP MOBILE, ALABAMA 36606
Event Date August 11, 2022 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 Other client or customer
Secondary Source Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 453998 Inspection # 1614851
GPS Coordinates 30.66000, -88.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was involved in a verbal altercation with a customer who pulled out a knife and stabbed the employee in the neck. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 11, 2022, a worker at Family Dollar Stores of Alabama, LLC in MOBILE, ALABAMA 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 other client or customer identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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