Incident date: 2023-01-08
NAICS industry code: 922120

A law enforcement employee was participating in a scenario-based demonstration by a co-worker when the co-worker's firearm accidentally discharged. A 9-milimeter bullet struck the employee in the upper right thigh, resulting in a wound that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Shooting by other person-unintentional
code_source: title: Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
code_nature: title: Gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate