Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Smithfield Foods
Start: 7/26/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024076782 · 7/26/2024 · Smithfield Foods

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s) unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source: Knives
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Smithfield Foods
Location: 2223 Industrial Road, CRETE, NEBRASKA, 68333
NAICS: 311612
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a knife in his right hand to cut a hog carcass on a rail. The knife lacerated his left arm. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

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