Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pilgrim?s Pride Corporation , 928 MARTIN LUTHER KING, NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS 75964
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was walking across a crosswalk in a breast deboning department with a knife in his hand. He lost his balance and the knife punctured his chest and lung.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersKnives, unspecified or n.e.c.
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