Gunshot wounds

Name: Gunshot wounds at Harvard University
Start: 4/13/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016043088 · 4/13/2016 · Harvard University

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(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: Harvard University
Location: 46 Blackstone Street, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, 02139
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While an employee was transferring his issued duty weapon from one holster to another, the weapon engaged some keys on his duty belt. The keys entered the trigger guard, and as he pushed the weapon into the holster, it discharged. The bullet struck and wounded his left-hand middle finger.

Source

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