Incident date: 2017-01-18
NAICS industry code: 561612

An employee reached for his backpack when the strap contacted his service weapon trigger. When he applied pressure to the strap, the weapon fired and shot his right calf.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional
code_source: title: Person-injured or ill worker, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate