Incident date: 2019-07-26
NAICS industry code: 321113

An employee was operating an edger when a stave (board) became jammed in the edger. The employee tried to push a second stave through to clear the edger when the stave kicked back and hit the employee's stomach, causing internal bleeding.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
code_source: title: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, 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