# Gunshot wounds at Walmart Supercenter
> OSHA SIR `20231211756` · 12/30/2023 · COVINGTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Shooting by other person-intentional
- **Source:** Other client or customer
- **Secondary source:** Firearm, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Supercenter
- **Location:** 4200 Salem Rd, COVINGTON, GEORGIA, 30016
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee and two customers were involved in a verbal altercation that escalated into a physical altercation. The employee was shot in the left thigh by the customer and required surgery.

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