OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221363690
TUSCALOOSA LUMBER REMANUFACTURING, INC.
BIRMINGHAM, AL·
Event description
Employee injures abdomen when struck by projecting lumber
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:45 p.m. on May 5, 2021, an employee was feeding lumber into a saw machine. While feeding a piece of lumber into the MJ1 saw machine, a prior loaded piece of lumber kicked back causing the lumber the employee was holding to strike him in the abdomen area. The employee bruised his abdomen and a tear to his small intestine and was hospitalized for these injuries.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 0
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