Incident date: 2019-04-03
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was on a raised platform with an inspector, trimming fat from a carcass using an 8-inch knife. As the carcass moved down the line, the knife nicked an artery in the employee's forearm, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate