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Ochsner St. Anne Hospital

Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional — Gunshot wounds — NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Ochsner St. Anne Hospital in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Employer Ochsner St. Anne Hospital Report ID 2023098558
Address 603 S. Clark Street City, State ZIP NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70119
Event Date September 16, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Gunshot wounds Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional Source of Injury Person-injured or ill worker, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Firearm, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 622310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.96000, -90.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was at a firearm range for security training. As she was unloading a firearm inside a vehicle, the weapon discharged. The employee sustained a gunshot wound to the left medial knee.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2023, a worker at Ochsner St. Anne Hospital in NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA suffered gunshot wounds to the knee(s). The incident was classified as self-inflicted shooting-unintentional, with person-injured or ill worker, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 44 severe injury reports involving "Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional" incidents in our database. Browse all Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional injuries.

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