Gunshot wounds

Name: Gunshot wounds at U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Start: 5/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054876 · 5/18/2018 · U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
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. Department of Homeland Security
Location: CBP Advanced Training Center, HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25425
NAICS: 921140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was conducting a qualifying exercise with his 9mm handgun on a shooting range. While he was removing the handgun from his holster, it accidentally discharged, striking his upper right leg.

Source

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