Incident date: 2025-07-14
NAICS industry code: 321920

On July 14, 2025, an employee was walking down a ramp next to a pallet grinder after dumping a bin of pallet pieces into it. A 3-foot board flew out of the grinder and struck his head when he was about 12 feet away from the machine. He suffered cuts to the forehead and face and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Dimensional lumber
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
severity: moderate