Shooting by other person-intentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sam's Club, 10444 North Mall Drive, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70809
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
Two employees were involved in an altercation. One employee sustained a gunshot wound and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableCo-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
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