Incident date: 2020-05-30
NAICS industry code: 321219

An employee was standing near a plywood manufacturing line. A piece of MDF board came down the conveyor path and was automatically ejected, striking the employee's right leg just above the ankle and breaking his tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate