Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170617252 - Employee on cone line trips and stabs himself

Accident Summary Nr: 170617252 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/26/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120215116	11/07/1995	2015	0	Foster Farms Dairy

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers worked on a cone line, cutting and packing chicken parts. They had each been issued two sharp knives, and stood on a removable steel floor grate while they worked. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 and coworkers were returning from the day's last break and were organizing themselves on the line. Employee #1 had picked up his knife and was trying to get into his designated work slot when he tripped on the steel grate and suffered a self-inflicted stabbing. He was taken to the hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: KNIFE, GRATING, LACERATION, TRIPPED, WALKING SURFACE, CONVEYOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120215116			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Packaging and filling machine operators

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