Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tip Top Poultry, 327 Wallace Rd. , MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30062
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was using a knife to make a cut on a chicken when the knife slipped out of his hand. He was stabbed in the stomach while trying to grab the knife, requiring surgery.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersKnives, unspecified or n.e.c.
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