Incident date: 2022-12-08
NAICS industry code: 424470

On December 8, 2022, while hanging hog stomachs and inverting them before packaging, an employee developed pain in the right thumb. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered inadequate blood flow due to heat inside their glove.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
code_nature: title: Nonspecified injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
severity: moderate