Incident date: 2015-03-18
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee cutting cow tongue attempted to hang the tongue on a hook. The tongue started to fall from the employee's left hand. The employee attempted to grab it with the right hand, which held a knife, causing a left-arm laceration.

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: Arm(s), unspecified
severity: moderate