Incident date: 2018-08-18
NAICS industry code: 321114

An employee was cutting plastic bands on a bundle of 36 sheets of plywood that was suspended about 3 to 4 inches on another bundle placed on a rail tram. The employee was standing on the ground while cutting the bands. A forklift driver moved the forklift and the plywood shifted. About 10 to 12 sheets fell onto the employee, causing him to sustain three fractures on the right leg and right ankle.

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) and leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate