MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN—
DOLLAR TREE STORES INC
Shooting by other person-intentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at DOLLAR TREE STORES INC, 6000 W. Silver Spring Drive, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN 53218 on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was standing near the front entrance talking to a security guard. The employee swung a box of merchandise across a table and the security guard shot the employee in the chest with a handgun.
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