# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Interfor U.S. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054261` · 5/10/2017 · PERRY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Interfor U.S. Inc.
- **Location:** 903 Jernigan Street, PERRY, GEORGIA, 31069
- **NAICS:** 423310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was manually feeding a 6' piece of 2x10 lumber into a rip saw when a piece of the lumber became caught in the saw and kicked back through the machine, striking and puncturing the employee's right forearm.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*