Incident date: 2025-07-24
NAICS industry code: 541512

An employee had just completed a repair at a customer's store and was leaving via the main entrance. A suspected shoplifter ran by (while being chased by the police) and shoved the employee into a shelving unit. The employee suffered a broken elbow and a chin laceration and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Hitting, kicking, beating by other person  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Suspect under pursuit or investigation
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Elbow(s)
severity: moderate