Gun discharge accidental or intent unknown · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at University Medical Center New Orleans LCMC Health, 2000 Canal Street, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70112
on — Gunshot wounds , affecting the Leg(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
A security employee was holstering her firearm when the gun discharged a bullet into her right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Leg(s) unspecified Handguns
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