DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-08-26AtmoreAlBrown Precision, Inc.Leg(s)Self-inflicted shooting-intent unknown
An employee picked up a handgun and it discharged, causing a gunshot wound to the employee's leg.
2021-08-24DecaturGaSD CAPITAL, INC.Upper and lower limb(s)Shooting by other person-intentional
A pizza delivery employee was approaching a customer's residence when he was shot from behind by assailants attempting a robbery. He sustained bullet wounds from a handgun in the right knee and right elbow and was hospitalized.
2021-07-26HoustonTx7 Eleven Inc.HeadShooting by other person-intentional
An employee noticed a person in front of a store with a handgun, acting erratically. The employee left the store and retrieved a handgun from his personal vehicle. On his way back into the store, he was shot in the back of the head by the person. He suffered paralysis from the neck down.
2019-09-23BrunswickGeorgiaU. S. Dept of Homeland Security Lower leg(s)Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional
An employee was taking a law enforcement handgun training class. As she pulled the gun out of the holster it discharged, shooting the employee in the right calf.
2019-03-06Las VegasNevadaUS Department of Homeland SecurityHand(s)Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional
An employee was cleaning his handgun when it fired into his left hand. He was hospitalized.
2018-06-08San AugustineTexasAegis Chemical Solutions Hand(s)Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional
An employee was working at a remote job site delivering chemicals. When he had finished delivering chemicals at that location, he began having a headache. The employee was looking for headache medicine in his backpack and removed a handgun from the backpack placing it on the truck console. When he later reached for the gun it discharged into his left hand. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-05-18Harpers FerryWest VirginiU.S. Department of Homeland SecurityThigh(s)Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional
An employee was conducting a qualifying exercise with his 9mm handgun on a shooting range. While he was removing the handgun from his holster, it accidentally discharged, striking his upper right leg.
2016-02-26BeckleyWest VirginiBeckley Water CompanyFoot (feet) and ankle(s)Shooting by other person-unintentional
An employee was showing a coworker a problem with a handgun that would not eject its cartridge. The employee was able to pull the slide back when the cartridge went off. A portion of the bullet went through the employee's hand. A bullet fragment also struck a second employee in the left ankle and heel.