# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Tuscaloosa Lumber Remanufacturing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053697` · 5/5/2021 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Wood, lumber, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tuscaloosa Lumber Remanufacturing, Inc.
- **Location:** 777 Clow Road, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35217
- **NAICS:** 321912
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding a piece of lumber into the saw machine. A loaded piece of lumber kicked back, causing the lumber the employee was holding to strike him in the abdomen, resulting in bruising to the abdomen and a tear to his small intestine. The employee was hospitalized.

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