Shore Shot Pistol Range

Explosion, n.e.c. — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Shore Shot Pistol Range in LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY
Employer Shore Shot Pistol Range Report ID 2023043841
Address 730 Airport Rd #4 City, State ZIP LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY 08701
Event Date April 29, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Explosion, n.e.c. Source of Injury Ammunition
Industry (NAICS) 713990 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.06000, -74.17000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee was bracing a lever-action rifle on a counter top in a range booth while employee 2 was working to dislodge a cartridge that was stuck in the rifle chamber. While employee 2 was using a hammer to tap the round out, the primer ignited and the round detonated. A fragment from the brass shell casing struck the injured employee near their left eye socket and penetrated their left eye. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2023, a worker at Shore Shot Pistol Range in LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the eye(s). The incident was classified as explosion, n.e.c., with ammunition identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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