Abstract
One late fall evening in 2009, a 53 year-old male technician was working alone at a repair shop. At approximately 9:45 PM, the technician returned to the shop with his dinner from a nearby fast-food establishment. He spread his dinner on the work bench and began eating when apparently he was attacked from behind. His attacker used a knife and cut the technician’s carotid artery and jugular vein on the left side of his neck. The attacker fled, and the technician used a cell phone to call 911, emergency medical services (EMS). When EMS arrived, they found the technician dead at the scene.
To prevent future occurrences of similar incidents, the following recommendations have been made:
Recommendation No. 1: A workplace security analysis should be performed and personal safety practices implemented.
Recommendation No. 2: A building maintenance assessment should be performed on a regular basis and repairs made.
Recommendation No. 3 : Neighboring businesses should partner and form a business neighborhood crime watch.
Document Type
Report
Release Date
9-30-2010
Incident Number
09KY078
Repository Citation
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, "Service Technician Working Alone Dies after being Assaulted" (2010). Fatality Case Reports--Other. 1.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/face_other_reports/1
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