Incident date: 2023-09-21
NAICS industry code: 488320

An employee was working on the wharf recouping lumber boards (2x4s and 2x6s that can vary from 8' to 16' in length) from bundles that had become misplaced when they sustained a right rotator cuff tear requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified
code_source: title: Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate