Shooting by other person-intentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at New WinCup Holdings, Inc., 1600 Mountain Industrial Blvd., STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA 30083
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee shot an another employee in the abdomen. The injured employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersCo-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
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