SHAWNEE, KANSAS—
Below Ground Surface, Inc
Shooting by other person-unintentional · Gunshot wounds
Final narrative
An employee was getting equipment ready to head out to the field while a second employee brought a gun to the office to have a third employee look at it. While the two employees were looking at the gun to correct a malfunction, it went off and shot the employee preparing equipment. The employee was struck in the lower back, hitting the pelvic bone, stomach and large intestine.
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