OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221641962

ULSTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

KINGSTON, NY· 2024-02-08T00:00:00

Event: Brain, Correction officer, Firearm, Flying Object, Fracture, Head, Law Enforcement, Police, Projectile, Puncture, Skull, Suicide
NAICS: 922120
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347278202
Employer profile: ULSTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Summary number: 221641962
Report ID: 0253610

Event description

Employee dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound to head

Investigation abstract

At 3:15 p.m. on February 8, 2024, an employee working as a corrections officer for a county sheriff went into a restroom and shot himself in the head. The employee died from head injuries as a result.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 46 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
424

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