Incident date: 2022-03-18
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was spotting for a forklift as wooden 2-by-4's were stacked into a stand. The tip of a fork contacted a 2-by-4, causing it to shear off above a stake pocket and strike the employee in the head. The employee suffered a broken neck vertebra and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate