Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201038353 - Employee Is Shot in Abdomen as a Weapon Undergoes Cleaning

Accident Summary Nr: 201038353 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 04/06/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309903524	08/03/2006	9229	922190	City Of Long Beach Police Dept

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 p.m. on April 6, 2006, Employee #1, a police officer, and coworker, a police officer, were cleaning their firearm after using them on a training range, when the coworker's gun accidental discharged. The bullet struck the abdomen of Employee #1. He was transported to a medical center. At the hospital, he underwent surgical procedures to repair the damage of the bullet as it travelled into and through his abdominal cavity. After the surgical procedures, he was hospitalized for three days and was then released.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, GUNSHOT, CLEANING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309903524			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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