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Gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2023032524 · 3/21/2023 · Noreen Firearms, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Gunshot wounds

Cause

Event
Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional
Source
Person-injured or ill worker, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Rifle, shotgun

Employer

Name
Noreen Firearms, LLC
Location
131 Jetway Drive, BELGRADE, MONTANA, 59714
NAICS
332994
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was test firing a 50-caliber rifle when the bullet ricocheted off a steel plate that was part of the frame for the rubber-coated bullet trap. The bullet struck the employee in the center of his neck, creating a 1/4 inch entry wound. Bullet fragments damaged the employee's trachea and the employee ingested the remaining fragments.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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