Incident date: 2019-02-13
NAICS industry code: 311611

An employee was dropping honeycomb (stomach liner) using a 6" knife. As he was making his upward cut, the knife slipped out of his hand and propelled backwards into his chest and lacerated his liver.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate