# Bruises, contusions at Kennebec Lumber Co.
> OSHA SIR `2024076137` · 7/9/2024 · TAMWORTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Stationary sawing machinery stationary  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Wood building materials  unspecified form
## Employer
- **Name:** Kennebec Lumber Co.
- **Location:** 4 Ossipee Mountain Highway, TAMWORTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03886
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running boards through an edger. A board kicked back and bruised the employee's abdomen.

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