Shooting by other person-intentional · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Stoweco LLC, 4131 North Interstate 25, PUEBLO, COLORADO 81008
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was involved in a dispute with a campground customer when the customer fired a shotgun. The employee's finger was partially amputated and his head was grazed by a bullet. The employee was also shot in the thigh.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedOther client or customer
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