Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at TRIUMPH FOODS
Start: 4/3/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019043434 · 4/3/2019 · TRIUMPH FOODS

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: TRIUMPH FOODS
Location: 5302 STOCKYARDS EXPRESSWAY, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64504
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a raised platform with an inspector, trimming fat from a carcass using an 8-inch knife. As the carcass moved down the line, the knife nicked an artery in the employee's forearm, requiring surgery.

Source

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