OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221670458
76129 - JTS AUTOMOTIVE OF GREYSTONE LP
COLUMBIA, SC·
Event description
Employee is killed when shot during photography duties
Investigation abstract
At 12:00 a.m. on April 8, 2024, Employee #1, the Digital Photography Manager, gunshot wounds. was tasked with moving vehicles to the staging area in front of the dealership for photography. At approximately 2:13 p.m., while Employee #1 was photographing cars, an individual from the public parked in the customer parking lot across from the front of the building and remained in their vehicle. While Employee #1 photographed two cars, the individual exited their vehicle at around 3:05 p.m. and approached Employee #1. The individual fired several shots, striking Employee #1 in the neck and chest before walking back to their vehicle and driving away. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital but died from the
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 999
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