Shooting by other person-intentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Allied Universal Security Services, LLC, 105 Presidential Blvd, PATERSON, NEW JERSEY 07522
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
A security guard was shot in the stomach while standing by a guard booth.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersPerson, other than injured or ill worker, unspecified
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