Incident date: 2018-09-08
NAICS industry code: 423320

An employee was standing near a bundle that a forklift operator was unloading when the bundle's wood bracing hit the dock plate. The wood bracing then broke and struck the employee, causing a deep head laceration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate