Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Name: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Tuscaloosa Lumber Remanufacturing, Inc.
Start: 5/5/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021053697 · 5/5/2021 · Tuscaloosa Lumber Remanufacturing, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary source: Wood, lumber, unspecified

Employer

Name: Tuscaloosa Lumber Remanufacturing, Inc.
Location: 777 Clow Road, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35217
NAICS: 321912
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding a piece of lumber into the saw machine. A loaded piece of lumber kicked back, causing the lumber the employee was holding to strike him in the abdomen, resulting in bruising to the abdomen and a tear to his small intestine. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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