# Gunshot wounds at Beckley Water Company
> OSHA SIR `2016021748` · 2/26/2016 · BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Shooting by other person-unintentional
- **Source:** Co-worker
- **Secondary source:** Pistol, handgun, revolver
## Employer
- **Name:** Beckley Water Company
- **Location:** 119 S. Heber St., BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25801
- **NAICS:** 924110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was showing a coworker a problem with a handgun that would not eject its cartridge. The employee was able to pull the slide back when the cartridge went off. A portion of the bullet went through the employee's hand. A bullet fragment also struck a second employee in the left ankle and heel.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*