Incident date: 2018-10-17
NAICS industry code: 562119

An employee was getting ready to empty a 30-yard dumpster and was opening the back door when plywood fell off and struck his left ankle. He was hospitalized with a broken left ankle, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate