Incident date: 2016-04-13
NAICS industry code: 611310

While an employee was transferring his issued duty weapon from one holster to another, the weapon engaged some keys on his duty belt. The keys entered the trigger guard, and as he pushed the weapon into the holster, it discharged. The bullet struck and wounded his left-hand middle finger.

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: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate