Gun discharge accidental or intent unknown · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AmChar Wholesale, Inc., 775 Georgia Hwy 42, MCDONOUGH, GEORGIA 30253
on — Gunshot wounds , affecting the Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was evaluating a customer's gun and discharged a bullet into his left hand.
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