# Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. at Tamarack Mill, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015096739` · 9/15/2015 · NEW MEADOWS, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Wood pieces, trim pieces, wood scraps, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Tamarack Mill, LLC
- **Location:** 3555 HWY 95, NEW MEADOWS, IDAHO, 83654
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking lumber sizes in a "safe zone" about 18-20 ft from the board edger when a board broke while being processed. The wooden pieces were ejected, striking and injuring the employee 20 ft away. The employee sustained a broken nose, injuries to the face and loss of consciousness.

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