Incident date: 2017-12-14
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was feeding wood into a saw conveyor when a piece of scrap kicked out of the saw and struck the employee's chest. The employee was standing 10 to 12 feet away from the saw at the time. The piece of scrap became embedded in the employee's chest, requiring hospitalization.

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: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate