Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202509659 - Employee Accidently Injures Hand with Knife

Accident Summary Nr: 202509659 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 12/27/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314338054	01/15/2013	5411	445110	Whole Foods Market California, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 sustained laceration injury to the right index finger when he inadvertently contacted the blade of a knife he had just finished sharpening in the meat department of a retail grocery. Employee #1 had been distracted by a question from a customer, and he stuck the knife into the poultry cutting table, whereupon his hand contacted the blade. Employee #1 was treated and released, however, the wound became infected, and Employee #1 was subsequently hospitalized for over two days for treatment with antibiotics.

Keywords: KNIFE, FINGER, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, LACERATION, INFECTION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314338054			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Kitchen workers, food preparation

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