Incident date: 2020-01-08
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was trying to remove debris from a gang saw. He bent over and the wood became dislodged, hitting his face. He suffered a facial laceration requiring stitches, a concussion, and a nasal bone fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Wood, lumber, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
code_body: title: Multiple head locations
severity: moderate