# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Walgreen Company
> OSHA SIR `2016021554` · 2/21/2016 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
- **Source:** Other client or customer
## Employer
- **Name:** Walgreen Company
- **Location:** 2625 W National Ave, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53204
- **NAICS:** 446110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee attempted to walk an angry customer out of the store and was assaulted and stabbed by the customer. The employee was hospitalized with a stab wound to the chest and a lacerated heart.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*