# Gunshot wounds at U.S. Department of Homeland Security
> OSHA SIR `2018054876` · 5/18/2018 · HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional
- **Source:** Person-injured or ill worker, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Pistol, handgun, revolver
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- **Location:** CBP Advanced Training Center, HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA, 25425
- **NAICS:** 921140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting a qualifying exercise with his 9mm handgun on a shooting range. While he was removing the handgun from his holster, it accidentally discharged, striking his upper right leg.

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