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Koch Foods

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — MORTON, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Koch Foods in MORTON, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Koch Foods Report ID 2020076665
Address 410 Koch Drive City, State ZIP MORTON, MISSISSIPPI 39117
Event Date July 15, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person Source of Injury Scissors, snips, shears-nonpowered
Industry (NAICS) 311615 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.40000, -89.59000

Incident Narrative

The injured employee stumbled while walking and bumped into another employee that was using scissors to cut poultry. The injured employee was struck by the scissors and was hospitalized with a puncture to the right side of the chest.

Incident Summary

On July 15, 2020, a worker at Koch Foods in MORTON, MISSISSIPPI suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person, with scissors, snips, shears-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person injuries.

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