Incident date: 2023-02-22
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was preparing to unload 70-pound panels of 3x8 particle board that were stacked vertically in a tractor trailer. Another tractor trailer passed by, causing the truck to vibrate and the panels to fall onto the employee. They were struck in the head by the panels.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate