Honeywell
Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional — Gunshot wounds — 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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