Pappas Restaurants, Inc.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — NORCROSS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pappas Restaurants, Inc. in NORCROSS, GEORGIA
Employer Pappas Restaurants, Inc. Report ID 2017098488
Address 5635 Jimmy Carter Blvd. City, State ZIP NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071
Event Date September 3, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds 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) 722210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.91000, -84.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning kitchen knives when a knife punctured his abdomen.

Incident Summary

On September 3, 2017, a worker at Pappas Restaurants, Inc. in NORCROSS, GEORGIA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds 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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