Incident date: 2023-10-11
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was walking to pick up fall protection equipment when a 4'x8' sheet of 3/4-inch plywood fell approximately 9 feet and struck them. They sustained a head laceration and compressed discs of cervical vertebrae 4-6.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
code_body: title: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate