OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455067
FDL FOODS, INC.
DUBUQUE, IA·
Event description
EMPLOYEE SUFFERED CUT EYE FROM KNIFE ACCIDENT
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BONING HAMS ON A CONVEYOR LINE IN A MEAT PACKING PLANT. HE USED HIS KNIFE TO PULL A HAM FROM THE LINE TOWARD HIM. THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE H AM, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO INADVERTENTLY PULL THE KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF AND CUT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYER HAS A WRITTEN RULE AGAINST USING KNIVES TO PULL MEAT OFF THE LINE. THE EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDED WIYH HOOKS TO PULL MEAT. THE Y ARE ALSO ALLOWED TO PULL MEAT WITH THEIR HANDS.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 8
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 22
- Occupation code
- 686
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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