Dairy Queen
Shooting by other person-unintentional — Gunshot wounds — 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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