Shooting by other person-intentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Nebraska Furniture Mart, 700 S. 72nd St, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68114
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking through the workplace parking lot to go in to work when an individual drove up, got out of their vehicle, and shot the employee in the back.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedPerson, other than injured or ill worker, unspecified
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