# Concussions at MACEDOS CONSTRUCTION CO.
> OSHA SIR `2016043328` · 4/20/2016 · PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
## Employer
- **Name:** MACEDOS CONSTRUCTION CO.
- **Location:** 123 Bevier Road, PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY, 08854
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 4/20/2016, a piece of plywood sheeting, used in poured concrete construction, fell from a floor above and struck the head of an employee standing on the ground, cracking his hardhat. He was hospitalized with a concussion and lacerations.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*