Gunshot wounds

Name: Gunshot wounds at Dept of Homeland Security
Start: 1/8/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023010214 · 1/8/2023 · Dept of Homeland Security

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
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: Pistol, handgun, revolver

Employer

Name: Dept of Homeland Security
Location: 202 State Highway 255, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78045
NAICS: 922120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A law enforcement employee was participating in a scenario-based demonstration by a co-worker when the co-worker's firearm accidentally discharged. A 9-milimeter bullet struck the employee in the upper right thigh, resulting in a wound that required hospitalization.

Source

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