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Buchanan Lumber Birmingham, Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Buchanan Lumber Birmingham, Inc. in ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Buchanan Lumber Birmingham, Inc. Report ID 2017087846
Address 501 Baptist Line Road City, State ZIP ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA 35442
Event Date August 16, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Buttock(s)
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
Secondary Source Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 321113 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.12000, -88.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling boards from a re-saw chain and feeding them through a ripsaw when a wood shard ejected from the ripsaw. The wood shard struck the employee and became embedded in the right buttocks, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Incident Summary

On August 16, 2017, a worker at Buchanan Lumber Birmingham, Inc. in ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the buttock(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with scrap, waste, debris, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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