# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Red Coats Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231211294` · 12/11/2023 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
- **Source:** Assailant, suspect, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Red Coats Inc
- **Location:** 616 H Street, NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20001
- **NAICS:** 561612
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A security guard was working in a parking garage when an unauthorized person entered the garage. The security guard requested that the individual leave and they were stabbed with a knife. The employee was hospitalized.

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