# Gunshot wounds at Stericycle Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212668` · 12/10/2019 · KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Shooting by other person-intentional
- **Source:** Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Firearm, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Stericycle Inc.
- **Location:** 3140 N. 7th TRFY, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, 66115
- **NAICS:** 562112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was working in the waste processing area of plant discussing tasks and duties with employee 2. The injured employee was assaulted by employee 2. The injured employee was punched while inside the plant. Then the altercation moved outside to the parking lot, where the injured employee was shot and pistol-whipped by employee 2. The injured employee sustained a gunshot wound and broken ribs.

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