OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221737679

MSM HOLDCO LLC

ELKHART, IN— 2025-01-27T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Assault, Bullet, Cashier, Chest, Concrete Floor, Fall, Firearm, Flying Object, Grocery Store, Gun, Gunfire, Gunshot, Person, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Retail, Retail Clerk, Retail Store, Shooting, Struck By, Workplace Violence
NAICS: 424410
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348002445
Employer profile: MSM HOLDCO LLC
Summary number: 221737679
Report ID: 0551800

Event description

Employee dies from multiple gunshot wounds when shot by cust

Investigation abstract

At 5:30 p.m. on January 27, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a sales clerk customer grabbed Employee #1 and pulled out a gun shooting her multiple times during the altercation. Employee #1 died from her injuries. covering the self-checkout lanes in the front of a grocery store. Employee #1 was responsible for monitoring the flow of customers in the area and identifying any customers needs during check out. A customer attempted to checkout a package containing alcoholic beverages. After scanning the item, the employee received a system notification that age verification was required. Employee #1 obtained the customer's identification card and headed back to her work station to input the age and release the check-out lane so the customer could finish checking out. Employee #1 then returned to the customer to return the ID card. The

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
275

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