Incident date: 2023-06-21
NAICS industry code: 423310

An employee was walking through the saw department where equipment was producing engineered wood products. The employee was struck in the abdomen by a piece of wood measuring 20 feet long with a 20 inch diameter, resulting in internal bleeding and a ruptured small intestine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Wood, lumber, unspecified
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate