Shooting by other person-unintentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at John Boos & Co., 703 Mid Amerian Drive, EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS 62401
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was accidentally shot by a customer's concealed hand gun. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableOther client or customer
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