Incident date: 2015-06-03
NAICS industry code: 928110

A border patrol officer was at the gun range working on his annual weapon qualifications.  The officer was drawing and firing his gun from the holster. The weapon discharged as he pulled it out, hitting him in the leg and striking a bone. The officer was admitted to the hospital where they performed surgery.

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: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate