Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at SKYLARK MEATS
Start: 8/27/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088851 · 8/27/2018 · SKYLARK MEATS

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Meat grinders

Employer

Name: SKYLARK MEATS
Location: 4430 S. 110 STREET, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68137
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hook to unjam the discharge auger of a meat blender. The auger actuated, pinning his right hand in the discharge chute and impaling it.

Source

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