# Gunshot wounds at Homeland Security US Department
> OSHA SIR `2022076322` · 7/19/2022 · OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Homeland Security US Department
- **Location:** 1 Tower Ln, OAKBROOK TERRACE, ILLINOIS, 60181
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An agent had just finished a round of training. While placing his gun in his holster, he shot himself in the thigh.

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