# Gunshot wounds at Lowe's Home Improvement Store
> OSHA SIR `2019010011` · 1/1/2019 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Shooting by other person-intentional
- **Source:** Robber
- **Secondary source:** Firearm, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Lowe's Home Improvement Store
- **Location:** 1000 Gulf Center Mall, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77087
- **NAICS:** 452990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 11:30 AM, an unidentified male attempted to exit the store carrying a power tool combination kit without paying. An employee approached the man and grabbed the merchandise. The man quickly pulled a firearm and shot the employee in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

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