Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc.
Start: 2/13/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019021644 · 2/13/2019 · Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc.
Location: 3001 L Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68107
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dropping honeycomb (stomach liner) using a 6" knife. As he was making his upward cut, the knife slipped out of his hand and propelled backwards into his chest and lacerated his liver.

Source

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