A man trying to pay for lunch in a hospital cafeteria managed to shoot himself by accident instead. Luckily for him, he was already in a hospital.

The man, identified as 59-year-old Steve Tapp, somehow put a bullet through his right thigh while reaching into his pocket to pay in the cafeteria of Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, Colorado.

Authorities said that Tapp was visiting a relative at the hospital on Tuesday when he shot himself. Security guards responding to the incident confiscated the gun, and Tapp was treated at the hospital.

He now potentially faces charges of unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon, prohibited use of a weapon and reckless endangerment.

Guns are not allowed in the Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center, although it has been pointed out that there are no signs at the hospital stating the 'no guns' rule. Because that's obviously something you need to have a sign for.