Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221525280

GEISINGER HEALTH

Event
Assault, Chest, Gun, Gunfire, Gunshot, Head, Workplace Violence
NAICS
622110
Inspection type
Referral
Activity number
#346414444
Employer profile
GEISINGER HEALTH
Summary number
221525280
Report ID
0317700

Event description

Employee is killed in shooting in hospital parking lot

Investigation abstract

At 5:15 p.m. on December 30, 2022, an employee ended her shift, left the building and was approaching her car in the hospital parking lot when an attacker, an ex-boyfriend, ambushed her and shot her. The employee was shot multiple times in the chest and head, resulting in death. The attacker later killed himself while driving after the attack.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 49 F

    Event type
    1
    Occupation code
    83

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