Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Houchens Food Group, Inc., 420 W 4th Street, FORDYCE, ARKANSAS 71742
on — Gunshot wounds , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
Three employees sustained injuries during a mass shooting at the grocery store by an armed suspect with a shotgun. Employee 1 sustained a gunshot wound to both legs, employee 2 sustained a gunshot wound to the torso, and employee 3 sustained a left shoulder sprain and bruising to their knees during a fall while running. Employees 1 and 2 were hospitalized and employee 3 was treated and released.
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