Whataburger Restaurants LLC

Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Whataburger Restaurants LLC in JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Whataburger Restaurants LLC Report ID 20161110420
Address 1320 North High Street City, State ZIP JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39202
Event Date November 4, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing Source of Injury Co-worker
Secondary Source Measuring handtools, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 722511 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.30000, -90.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee and a coworker were arguing over a personal issue when the coworker bit and stabbed (with a metal thermometer) the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung.

Incident Summary

On November 4, 2016, a worker at Whataburger Restaurants LLC in JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing, with co-worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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