Shooting by other person-intentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fikes Wholesale, Inc., 2704 Springhill Ave., MOBILE, ALABAMA 36607
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the thigh(s).
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Final narrative
An employee approached a customer about a product he was leaving the store with and the customer shot the employee in the left leg. The employee experienced bleeding and a broken femur.
An employee was stocking product behind the counter, then turned around to assist a customer. As the employee was moving forward, she tripped and fell breaking her arm.
An employee was disposing of old coffee in a pot and preparing to make a new pot of coffee. The employee emptied the pot into a bucket on the counter and reached under the counter to retrieve filters and coffee bags. The bucket of coffee fell onto the employee, causing second- and third-degree burns to his chest, arms, and feet that required hospitalization.
An employee and two customers were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated into a physical altercation. The employee was shot in the left thigh by the customer and required surgery.
An employee was involved in a dispute with a campground customer when the customer fired a shotgun. The employee's finger was partially amputated and his head was grazed by a bullet. The employee was also shot in the thigh.
A U.S. Park Police Officer sustained multiple gunshot wounds during an engagement with an armed assailant who was attempting to flee the scene of a crime. The officer was hospitalized and required surgery.
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