Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200083814 - Nine Employees Killed, Two Wounded in Workplace Violence

Accident Summary Nr: 200083814 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 08/03/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314400243	08/04/2010	5181	424810	Hartford Distributors, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on August 3, 2010, an Employee who had just given his resignation from Hartford Distributors Incorporated, was being led away from the facility. He opened fire and went on a shooting spree. Employees #1 through #11 were shot, and nine employees were killed. Employee #9 was the shooter, who took his own life in the incident. Employee #10 was treated and released from the hospital, and Employee #11 was hospitalized for treatment of his gunshot wound. In a message released to 911, the shooter claimed the shootings were racially motivated. Interviews with coworkers who witnessed the shootings indicated that Employee #9, the shooter, was calm and did not appear angry right up to the point that the incident started.

Keywords: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314400243	Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy
2	314400243	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	314400243	Hospitalized injury	Other	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators
4	314400243	Fatality	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.
5	314400243	Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy
6	314400243	Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy
7	314400243	Fatality	Other	Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.
8	314400243	Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy
9	314400243	Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy
10	314400243	Fatality	Other	Truck drivers, heavy
11	314400243	Fatality	Other	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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