Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1417793.015	07/23/2019		311611	Vermont 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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