Gunshot wounds

Name: Gunshot wounds at Dept. of Homeland Security, Border and Protection Svcs.
Start: 3/3/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019032295 · 3/3/2019 · Dept. of Homeland Security, Border and Protection Svcs.

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: Dept. of Homeland Security, Border and Protection Svcs.
Location: 4420 W. Rogers Rd, EDINBURG, TEXAS, 78541
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A border patrol agent was bitten by his K9. The agent then drew his pistol and shot the K9. In the process, the agent shot his left index finger and thumb.

Source

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