Gunshot wounds

Name: Gunshot wounds at Taurus Holdings, Inc.
Start: 3/19/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015031315 · 3/19/2015 · Taurus Holdings, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional
Source: Person-injured or ill worker, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Pistol, handgun, revolver

Employer

Name: Taurus Holdings, Inc.
Location: 16175 NW 49th Ave, MIAMI LAKES, FLORIDA, 33014
NAICS: 332994
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On or about 3/19/15, at about 9:40 PM, an employee was preparing to go to the range and shoot firearms for inspection. The employee loaded the gun outside the range and was disassembling the loaded gun when it fired. The employee was injured with a shot wound to the left hand. The employee was hospitalized, and reconstructive surgery was performed on his hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown