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Kitchen Depot, Inc.

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kitchen Depot, Inc. in HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK
Employer Kitchen Depot, Inc. Report ID 20211210815
Address 337110 City, State ZIP HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK 11788
Event Date December 16, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by dislodged flying object, particle Source of Injury Wood, lumber, unspecified
Secondary Source Table saws
Industry (NAICS) 337110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.81000, -73.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a table saw with an infeed roller mechanism to cut wood pieces. As he was feeding the infeed roller mechanism, a piece of wood kicked back and struck the employee in the abdomen.

Incident Summary

On December 16, 2021, a worker at Kitchen Depot, Inc. in HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by dislodged flying object, particle, with wood, lumber, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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