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Gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2019065883 · 6/11/2019 · United States Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury
Gunshot wounds

Cause

Event
Shooting by other person-unintentional
Source
Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Secondary source
Rifle, shotgun

Employer

Name
United States Postal Service
Location
1345 River Road, NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE, 19720
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attending firearm training at a shooting range. A second employee had a live round in his rifle that discharged while he was doing a gun function test. The first employee was shot in the right foot.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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