Gibbon Packing, LLC

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Cuts, lacerations — GIBBON, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gibbon Packing, LLC in GIBBON, NEBRASKA
Employer Gibbon Packing, LLC Report ID 2016032069
Address 218 E Hwy 30 City, State ZIP GIBBON, NEBRASKA 68840
Event Date March 8, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.74000, -98.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a contaminated piece of meat from a hanging bovine carcass using a trimming knife. The employee was stabbed with their own trimming knife when a piece of fat fell on their cutting arm, pushing the arm into the stomach/abdomen.

Incident Summary

On March 8, 2016, a worker at Gibbon Packing, LLC in GIBBON, NEBRASKA suffered cuts, lacerations to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with knives, unspecified or n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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