Shooting by other person-intentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at A.H. Beck Foundation Co., Inc., 130 Girl Scout Road, SIMSBORO, LOUISIANA 71275
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
The injured employee pulled a knife on Employee 2. Employee 2 then went to his truck, got a handgun and shot the injured employee in the lower leg. The injured employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
More severe injuries at A.H. Beck Foundation Co., Inc.
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On April 26, 2025, an employee was assisting with a concrete column pour when a 2-inch by 30-foot pipe, which weighed approximately 80 to 100 pounds, moved out of the cage and fell. The pipe struck his right foot and he was hospitalized with a fracture to his right little toe.
An employee was disconnecting two adjoining 4" hoses from a slurry pump when he was splashed by residual hot material left in the hose after a cavitation. He suffered burns to his leg and arm, requiring 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.
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More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 238110)
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