Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Swift Pork Company
Start: 1/26/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010737 · 1/26/2016 · Swift Pork Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Swift Pork Company
Location: 8295 Arenzville Rd, BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS, 62618
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hook in his left hand to rotate a hog while holding a trim knife in his right hand. The knife punctured his left forearm between his wrist and elbow.

Source

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