Dairy Queen

Shooting by other person-unintentional — Gunshot wounds — NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dairy Queen in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
Employer Dairy Queen Report ID 2023042889
Address 3121 North Street City, State ZIP NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS 75965
Event Date April 1, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Gunshot wounds Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Shooting by other person-unintentional Source of Injury Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Secondary Source Pistol, handgun, revolver
Industry (NAICS) 722511 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.63000, -94.65000

Incident Narrative

On April 1, 2023, at 4:04 PM, two employees were talking as one employee stowed his belongings in the prep room. One employee began showing the injured employee his gun when it fired. The injured employee was shot in the arm and required hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On April 1, 2023, a worker at Dairy Queen in NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS suffered gunshot wounds to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as shooting by other person-unintentional, with co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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