# Concussions at Menard, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212742` · 12/11/2019 · HANOVER PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
- **Secondary source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Menard, Inc.
- **Location:** 7435 Barrington Rd, HANOVER PARK, ILLINOIS, 60133
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a cart with plywood when the plywood slid off the cart, striking the employee in the sternum. He flew 10 feet and fell to the floor, hitting his head. He was hospitalized with a head injury requiring stitches, sternum injuries, and a possible concussion.

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