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Tip Top Poultry

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — MARIETTA, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tip Top Poultry in MARIETTA, GEORGIA
Employer Tip Top Poultry Report ID 2016032633
Address 327 Wallace Rd. City, State ZIP MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30062
Event Date March 29, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker Source of Injury Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.96000, -84.51000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On March 29, 2016, a worker at Tip Top Poultry in MARIETTA, GEORGIA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment dropped 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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