# Gunshot wounds at Dept. of Homeland Security, Border and Protection Svcs.
> OSHA SIR `2019032295` · 3/3/2019 · EDINBURG, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **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:** Dept. of Homeland Security, Border and Protection Svcs.
- **Location:** 4420 W. Rogers Rd, EDINBURG, TEXAS, 78541
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A border patrol agent was bitten by his K9. The agent then drew his pistol and shot the K9. In the process, the agent shot his left index finger and thumb.

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