Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Interfor U.S. Inc.
Start: 5/10/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054261 · 5/10/2017 · Interfor U.S. Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Interfor U.S. Inc.
Location: 903 Jernigan Street, PERRY, GEORGIA, 31069
NAICS: 423310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was manually feeding a 6' piece of 2x10 lumber into a rip saw when a piece of the lumber became caught in the saw and kicked back through the machine, striking and puncturing the employee's right forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown