Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
Start: 11/6/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118369 · 11/6/2015 · TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.

Employer

Name: TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC.
Location: 1500 S PLUM CREEK PARKWAY, LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA, 68850
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee in the processing department was reaching for a piece of meat with their left hand while holding a knife in their right hand. The knife stabbed and severely lacerated the employee's left forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown