Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200644565 - Pawn Shop Owner Is Accidently Shot and Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 200644565 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 10/24/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313687642	11/09/2009	5932	453310	Freedom Pawn, Llc

Abstract: On October 24, 2009, a pawn shop employee was checking a 0.22 caliber, semiautomatic rifle for its serial number, which was to be entered into the pawn shop computer system. The gun discharged a round, which struck the owner in the heart and killed him. Both the owner and employee had checked the weapon and saw no bullets in the chamber. The gun was rusty and in poor condition. It was therefore believed that neither person saw the round because it was stuck in the feed tube when they visually checked the chamber.

Keywords: HEART, GUNSHOT, STRUCK BY, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313687642			Fatality	Puncture	Occupation not reported

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