# Cuts, lacerations at U.S. Dept. of the Navy
> OSHA SIR `2016043315` · 4/20/2016 · PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Table saws
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept. of the Navy
- **Location:** Naval Air Station, Building 3561, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, 32508
- **NAICS:** 452990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a 3/4-inch plywood using a table saw when the riving knife broke, struck the saw blade, and was thrown forward, striking and lacerating the employee's right bicep. The employee was hospitalized and required wrist surgery.

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