Honeywell

Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional — Gunshot wounds — NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Honeywell in NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA
Employer Honeywell Report ID 20181010672
Address 2221 Industrial Rd. City, State ZIP NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA 68410
Event Date October 16, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Gunshot wounds Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional Source of Injury Person-injured or ill worker, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Pistol, handgun, revolver
Industry (NAICS) 334514 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.66000, -95.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on break in his vehicle and had taken his handgun out of his glove box and placed it onto his left thigh/leg. When he was putting the gun back in the glove box, it fired. He was hit in his left thigh, and the bullet exited through his left knee. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 16, 2018, a worker at Honeywell in NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA suffered gunshot wounds to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as self-inflicted shooting-unintentional, with person-injured or ill worker, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 44 severe injury reports involving "Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional" incidents in our database. Browse all Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional injuries.

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