Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 148513.015 - Employee develops blood clots in leg after struck by carcass

Accident Summary Nr: 148513.015 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 02/14/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1599796.015	06/02/2022		311611	American Beef Packers Inc

Abstract: At 6:20 p.m. on February 14, 2022, an employee was operating a hydraulic brisket saw. The employee was cutting the meat when a piece of the product flew off the saw and grazed his lower right leg. The employee's knee and calf area developed a discoloration due to the employee developing blood clots. Prior to the incident, the employee had been diagnosed with developing blood clots as a result of COVID-19. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Blood Clot, Cutting, Flying Object, Hydraulic Equipment, Infectious Disease, Knee, Leg, Machine operator, Meat Processing, Meat Slicing Machine, Medical Condition, Medical History, Saw, Struck By, Underlying Medical Condition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1599796.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury

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