DOLLAR TREE STORES INC

Shooting by other person-intentional — Gunshot wounds — MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DOLLAR TREE STORES INC in MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin
Employer DOLLAR TREE STORES INC
Address 6000 W. Silver Spring Drive
City, State ZIP MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin 53218
Report ID 2023098088
Event Date September 1, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Gunshot wounds
Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Shooting by other person-intentional
Source of Injury Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Secondary Source Pistol, handgun, revolver
Industry (NAICS) 452990
GPS Coordinates 43.11998, -87.98696

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Incident Narrative

An employee was standing near the front entrance talking to a security guard. The employee swung a box of merchandise across a table and the security guard shot the employee in the chest with a handgun.

Incident Summary

On September 1, 2023, a worker at DOLLAR TREE STORES INC in MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin suffered gunshot wounds to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as shooting by other person-intentional, 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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