Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
Start: 5/21/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054964 · 5/21/2018 · CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Lubricating greases, cutting oils
Secondary source: Butchering machinery

Employer

Name: CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
Location: 1505 E Burlington Ave, FORT MORGAN, COLORADO, 80701
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting a hydraulic hose for leaks when another employee activated the hock cutter that was powered by the hose, releasing a high-pressure stream of hydraulic fluid into the employee's right hand. The fluid cut his hand and was injected under his skin.

Source

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