# Open wounds, unspecified at Lewis Brothers Lumber Co. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019065519` · 6/1/2019 · ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Planing mills
## Employer
- **Name:** Lewis Brothers Lumber Co. Inc.
- **Location:** 1031 13th Street NW, ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA, 35442
- **NAICS:** 333243
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just finished installing knives on a planer. When power was connected and the machine was started, a knife broke and part of it flew into the employee's left forearm and head.

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