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Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation

Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation in SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA
Employer Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation Report ID 2023098818
Address 590 County Road 9 City, State ZIP SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA 68661
Event Date September 25, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.45000, -97.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee had finished sharpening a knife on the grinding wheel and was returning it when he lost grip of the handle. As the employee reached to catch the it, his abdomen was lacerated by the knife blade in the right lower quadrant.

Incident Summary

On September 25, 2023, a worker at Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation in SCHUYLER, NEBRASKA suffered cuts, lacerations to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c., with knives, unspecified or n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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