# Gunshot wounds at Donald E. Smith
> OSHA SIR `2016021855` · 2/29/2016 · WAUCHULA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional
- **Source:** Person-injured or ill worker, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Rifle, shotgun
## Employer
- **Name:** Donald E. Smith
- **Location:** P O Box  415, WAUCHULA, FLORIDA, 33873
- **NAICS:** 112111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was riding a Polaris Ranger vehicle gathering cattle on a ranch when it hit a bump. The rifle that he was carrying felt off the vehicle, hit the ground, and accidently discharged striking the employee in the leg.

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