Shooters World, LLC
Shooting by other person-unintentional — Gunshot wounds — TAMPA, FLORIDA
| Employer | Shooters World, LLC | Report ID | 20191112181 |
| Address | 116 East Fletcher Ave | City, State ZIP | TAMPA, FLORIDA 33612 |
| Event Date | November 24, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Gunshot wounds | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Shooting by other person-unintentional | Source of Injury | Other client or customer |
| Secondary Source | Pistol, handgun, revolver | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423910 | Inspection # | 1448668 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.06000, -82.45000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A range safety officer was observing a customer at a shooting range who was shooting a handgun when a hot shell casing flew down the customer's shirt, startling her. She stepped back from the firing line, turned towards the range safety officer, squeezed the trigger, and unintentionally shot the range safety officer in the leg. The right leg of the range safety officer was amputated.
Incident Summary
On November 24, 2019, a worker at Shooters World, LLC in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered gunshot wounds to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as shooting by other person-unintentional, with other client or customer identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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