JBS Foods, Inc.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - GREELEY, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at JBS Foods, Inc. in GREELEY, Colorado
Employer JBS Foods, Inc.
Address 800 N. 8TH AVENUE
City, State ZIP GREELEY, Colorado 80631
Report ID 2021020984
Event Date February 3, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source of Injury Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311612
Inspection # 1514693
GPS Coordinates 40.44390, -104.69123

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Incident Narrative

An employee was butchering meat with a knife when the knife punctured his right leg. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 3, 2021, a worker at JBS Foods, Inc. in GREELEY, Colorado suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the thigh(s). 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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