# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Swift Lumber, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022108911` · 10/11/2022 · ATMORE, ALABAMA
## 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, lumber, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Swift Lumber, Inc.
- **Location:** 1450 Swift Mill Rd, ATMORE, ALABAMA, 36504
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a rip saw to cut wood when the board kicked back, causing the employee to get a splinter in their left forearm.

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