OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221452311

64544 - BELL COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT

WALLSEND, KY· 2021-12-03T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Firearm, Flying Object, Gunshot, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Projectile, Shot, Struck By
NAICS: 922120
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345769541
Employer profile: 64544 - BELL COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
Summary number: 221452311
Report ID: 0452110

Event description

Employee is killed when accidentally shot by coworker

Investigation abstract

On December 3, 2021, an employee who worked as a dispatcher for a County Sheriff was killed when he was accidentally shot in the abdomen by a coworker. The employee and the coworker were trading firearms in between their respected shifts at the time the accident occured.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
999

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