OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496806
CHEST,KNIFE,GLOVE,WORK RULES,SLIP,LACERATION,HAND TOOL,PUNCTURE
Event description
Employee dies after accidentally stabbing self
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 requested another pair of rubber gloves because there was a hole in the pair he was wearing. He received the gloves and stepped away from the line w hile still holding his cutting knife. He started replacing his gloves when the g love slipped from his hand that was holding the knife, and the blade entered Emp loyee #1's chest. He stated that he had cut himself and started to walk the appr oximately 120 ft to the nurse's office. Emergency first aid procedures were admi nistered, but Employee #1 died approximately 5 days later.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 22
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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