Incident date: 2017-12-28
NAICS industry code: 311611

While dropping rounds of meat, an employee was sharpening a knife when a chunk of meat came down from the rail and struck his elbow, forcing the knife into his chest. He suffered a chest 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: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate