Incident date: 2017-10-09
NAICS industry code: 321920

An employee was stacking wood about 28 feet from a rip saw when a piece of wood was thrown from the rip saw and struck the employee in the back. The wood impaled his back and went through his stomach.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate