Texas Packing

Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — SAN ANGELO, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Texas Packing in SAN ANGELO, Texas
Employer Texas Packing
Address 1809 N Bell St
City, State ZIP SAN ANGELO, Texas 76903
Report ID 2018021750
Event Date February 20, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
Source of Injury Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified
Secondary Source Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 333241
GPS Coordinates 31.48980, -100.41100

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Incident Narrative

An employee was processing meat when another employee stabbed him in the neck with a knife. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 20, 2018, a worker at Texas Packing in SAN ANGELO, Texas suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing, with co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 126 severe injury reports involving "Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing" incidents in our database. Browse all Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing injuries.

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