Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Tip Top Poultry
Start: 3/29/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016032633 · 3/29/2016 · Tip Top Poultry

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Tip Top Poultry
Location: 327 Wallace Rd., MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30062
NAICS: 311615
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a knife to make a cut on a chicken when the knife slipped out of his hand. He was stabbed in the stomach while trying to grab the knife, requiring surgery.

Source

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