# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at The Kroger Co.
> OSHA SIR `2015118936` · 11/25/2015 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
- **Source:** Robber
- **Secondary source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Kroger Co.
- **Location:** 3425 Cascade Road, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30311
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While on duty, an employee approached a shoplifter to request he return stolen items and was stabbed in the chest and left arm with a knife by the shoplifter.

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