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Accident Summary Nr: 118267.015 - Employee is injured after stabbing by knife at pinch point

Accident Summary Nr: 118267.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 07/19/2019
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1417793.01507/23/2019311611Vermont Packinghouse Llc

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on July 19, 2019, an employee moved a damaged cart and replacing with a new cart. The animal Gutter / Splitter was finishing splitting a carcass. Then, he lowered the lift he was working from and struck a cart below damaging the leg and wheel of the cart. The employee moved the damaged cart out of the way and replaced the cart with a new one. As the employee moved between the cart and the lift, he was impaled by a knife that had fallen from the Gutter / Splitters scabbard on his right side abdomen. The employee was hospitalized for these injuries.

Keywords: Abdomen, Impaled, Knife, Meat Processing, Stabbed

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1417793.015 23 M Hospitalized injury Butchers and meat cutters

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