# Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels at Five Below, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211275` · 12/6/2024 · WYNCOTE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lung(s), pleura
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels
## Cause
- **Event:** Stabbing, cutting, slashing by other person
- **Source:** Robber
- **Secondary source:** Knives
## Employer
- **Name:** Five Below, Inc.
- **Location:** 2401 W Cheltenham Ave, WYNCOTE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19095
- **NAICS:** 452210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was acting in a loss prevention capacity when they were stabbed in the abdomen with a knife by an individual. The employee sustained multiple stab wounds, one of which punctured his lung. Part of the knife broke off in his body, requiring surgery.

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