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Salem Prime Cuts

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — SALEM, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Salem Prime Cuts in SALEM, CONNECTICUT
Employer Salem Prime Cuts Report ID 2021032011
Address 12 New London Road City, State ZIP SALEM, CONNECTICUT 06420
Event Date March 7, 2021 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) 445210 Inspection # 1520924
GPS Coordinates 41.47000, -72.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting meat with a knife when the knife slipped, resulting in a stab wound to the employee's abdomen that included a severed artery. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 7, 2021, a worker at Salem Prime Cuts in SALEM, CONNECTICUT 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

OSHA has recorded 2,124 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker injuries.

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