Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Texas EZPAWN L.P., 4900 Ross Ave., DALLAS, TEXAS 75206
on — Gunshot wounds , affecting the Abdomen unspecified.
Final narrative
At approximately 6:15 p.m. on January 24, 2025, an employee was shot in the abdomen by two customers. The employee was hospitalized.
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