# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021644` · 2/13/2019 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 3001 L Street, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68107
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was dropping honeycomb (stomach liner) using a 6" knife. As he was making his upward cut, the knife slipped out of his hand and propelled backwards into his chest and lacerated his liver.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*