Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Start: 9/26/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022098518 · 9/26/2022 · Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(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: Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Location: 1220 N. 6th St., MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS, 61462
NAICS: 424470
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 26, 2022, an employee was trimming a carcass using a straight knife. The knife lacerated the employee's left kneecap, and the employee was hospitalized.

Source

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