Gunshot wounds

Name: Gunshot wounds at U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
Start: 6/3/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015063391 · 6/3/2015 · U.S. Customs and Border Patrol

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(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: U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
Location: Custer Gun Range, CUSTER, WASHINGTON, 98240
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

A border patrol officer was at the gun range working on his annual weapon qualifications. The officer was drawing and firing his gun from the holster. The weapon discharged as he pulled it out, hitting him in the leg and striking a bone. The officer was admitted to the hospital where they performed surgery.

Source

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