Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Texas Roadhouse Inc., 100 Highway 332 West, LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS 77566
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
At about 3:30 p.m. on April 19, 2022, an employee was butterflying a filet with a steak knife. The knife lacerated his left index finger and he was hospitalized, having suffered nerve damage that required surgery.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedKnives, unspecified or n.e.c.
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