Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309569622 - Old Country Buffet

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309569622

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 07/27/2006

Site Address:
Old Country Buffet
424 State Road
North Dartmouth, MA 02747

Mailing Address:
460 Buffet Way, Eagan, MN 55121

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5812

NAICS: 722110/Full-Service Restaurants

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/02/2006

Emphasis: S:Workplace Violence

Case Closed: 12/12/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	202462958	Yes	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200462059

Event: 07/22/2006

Restaurant Manager Is Stabbed to Death

On July 22, 2006, Employee #1 was working as a manager at the Old Country Buffet, a full-service restaurant in North Dartmouth, MA. A dishwasher at the facility had been threatening Employee #1 for several weeks but the manager had not taken any steps to prevent her coworker from carrying out his threats. On the day of the incident, the dishwasher lured the manager into the women's bathroom and repeatedly stabbed her in the neck and chest. She died a short time later.

Keywords: KNIFE, FOOD PREPARATION, LACERATION, WORKPLACE VIOLENCE, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309569622			Fatality	Other	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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