Incident date: 2015-09-30
NAICS industry code: 337110

An employee was cutting a hickory board with a table saw. A piece of the board broke off and impaled the employee on the right wrist/forearm. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to remove the wood.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wood, lumber, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate