Fiskars Brands Distribution Center

Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fiskars Brands Distribution Center in SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi
Employer Fiskars Brands Distribution Center
Address 330 Stateline Road East
City, State ZIP SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi 38671
Report ID 2018054866
Event Date May 18, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
Source of Injury Work associate
Secondary Source Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 452910
GPS Coordinates 34.99192, -89.98395

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Incident Narrative

Two temporary employees were involved in an altercation and one was stabbed with a knife.

Incident Summary

On May 18, 2018, a worker at Fiskars Brands Distribution Center in SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing, with work associate 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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