# Fractures at Superior Concrete, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2022032474` · 3/18/2022 · AUBURN, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Concrete, LLC.
- **Location:** 982 Minot Avenue, AUBURN, MAINE, 04210
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spotting for a forklift as wooden 2-by-4's were stacked into a stand. The tip of a fork contacted a 2-by-4, causing it to shear off above a stake pocket and strike the employee in the head. The employee suffered a broken neck vertebra and was hospitalized.

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