Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at True West Beef
Start: 8/30/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024088073 · 8/30/2024 · True West Beef

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source: Butchering machinery
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: True West Beef
Location: 6026 U.S. 93, JEROME, IDAHO, 83338
NAICS: 311613
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was training two new employees on using circular and reciprocating saws to cut beef. The saw kicked back and lacerated the injured employee before it automatically stopped, resulting in a laceration to an artery in their forearm.

Source

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