Incident date: 2022-03-24
NAICS industry code: 321992

An employee was trying to break a piece of quarter-inch plywood for disposal in a metal dumpster. He propped the piece of plywood against the side of the dumpster and stepped on it. When the plywood snapped, he lost balance and fell striking his head against the side of the metal dumpster, suffering a neck injury and a possible concussion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Concussions
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate