Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221542228

VICTOR GONZALEZ

Event
Alcohol, Assault, Bullet, Firearm, Gun, Gunfire, Gunshot, Nursery, Projectile, Rifle, Workplace Violence
NAICS
111421
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346503055
Employer profile
VICTOR GONZALEZ
Summary number
221542228
Report ID
0950632

Event description

Employee dies, shot by coworker during to workplace violence

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on February 10, 2023, an employee was working at a nursery that Coworker #2. The evidence reviewed did not indicate that Coworker #4 (the Owner) could have predicted the shooting or had any opportunity to take preventive actions not already taken by the employer. grows and sells produce. The employee was working alongside Coworker #1 and Coworker #2 in the packing area. Coworker #3 worked part-time and lived on the premises. He had not been working for approximately one week prior to arriving onsite. Coworker #3 went to the packing area under the influence of alcohol and got into an argument with the employee who his daughter. The employee asked Coworker #3 to leave because he was drunk and was preventing the others from doing their jobs. Coworker #3 left but returned with a rifle and started shooting. Coworker #3 killed the employee and seriously injured Coworker #1 and

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 69 M

    Event type
    14

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