OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #978486

HEART,KNIFE,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,PUNCTURE

1988-06-28T00:00:00

Event: HEART,KNIFE,WORK RULES,STRUCK BY,PUNCTURE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 978486
Report ID: 454712

Event description

Employee killed when he stabs his heart while boning a hog

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was going to bone a backbone portion of a hog. He stabbed the backbo ne with a knife and was pulling it toward himself. The knife apparently cut thro ugh the meat and hit Employee #1 in the chest, puncturing his heart and killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
18

Part of body
2

Event type
1

Source
22

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
2

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