Inspection Detail

Inspection: 315259069 - Lowell Transitional Living Center, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 315259069

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 01/30/2011

Site Address:
Lowell Transitional Living Center, Inc.
205-209 Middlesex Street
Lowell, MA 01852

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8399

NAICS: 813319/Other Social Advocacy Organizations

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/03/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/21/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100771229

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200776276

Event: 01/29/2011

Homeless Shelter Worker Is Killed by Agitated Client

At approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 29, 2011, an employee at a homeless shelter in Lowell, MA, was assisting a teenage client. The client was in an agitated state, and the employee was trying to calm him down. Suddenly, the client attacked the employee with a knife, opening a laceration on the employee's neck. Lowell police responded to the scene to subdue the client and arrest him. The employee was flown to Brigham and Women's Hospital, where he died. The client was charged with murder.

Keywords: KNIFE, LACERATION, NECK, WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315259069			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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