Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Kendal at Hanover
Start: 11/14/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171110964 · 11/14/2017 · Kendal at Hanover

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

Employer

Name: Kendal at Hanover
Location: 80 Lyme Road, HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03755
NAICS: 623311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to separate frozen hamburger patties with a kitchen knife. As he applied force to the knife, it separated the patties and slipped, puncturing his abdomen to the right of his naval.

Source

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