Shooting by other person-unintentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dairy Queen, 3121 North Street, NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS 75965
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On April 1, 2023, at 4:04 PM, two employees were talking as one employee stowed his belongings in the prep room. One employee began showing the injured employee his gun when it fired. The injured employee was shot in the arm and required hospitalization and surgery.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedCo-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
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