Shooting by other person-unintentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Midsouth Paving, Inc., E. View Drive, MADISON, ALABAMA 35758
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen when a firearm was discharged by a co-worker.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersCo-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
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