OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221467533

MERCHANTS SECURITY SERVICE OF DAYTON OHIO INC.

DAYTON, OH— 2022-06-01T00:00:00

Event: Gun, Gunshot, Homicide, Hospital, Inmate, Security Guard, Workplace Violence
NAICS: 561612
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346002124
Employer profile: MERCHANTS SECURITY SERVICE OF DAYTON OHIO INC.
Summary number: 221467533
Report ID: 0522000

Event description

Employee is killed by gunshot

Investigation abstract

At 9:45 a.m. on June 1, 2022, an employee was working as an armed guard at a hospital, guarding an incarcerated inmate being held for treatment. After a physical struggle where the inmate obtained the employee's firearm, the inmate shot and killed the employee.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 78 M

Event type
14

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