OSHA Injury Report: Kerry - Jackson

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

The employee was cutting open food ingredient plastic bags with a utility knife.

What happened

The employee was cutting incorrectly toward himself with a utility knife and lacerated his left posterior forearm. He had been trained to cut away from himself and to wear level 6 cut resistent gloves which he was not wearing.

Injury or illness

Lacerated his left forearm which required sutures.

Object or substance involved

Incorrectly cutting toward himself with a utility knife.

Summary line

Cutting a bag in an upward position toward himself resulting in a laceration to the posterior forearm resulting in sutures.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.