# Cuts, lacerations at Haviland Plastic Products, Co.
> OSHA SIR `2023065536` · 6/22/2023 · HAVILAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Haviland Plastic Products, Co.
- **Location:** 119 Main St., HAVILAND, OHIO, 45851
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was standing next to and observing a forklift operator as they were moving a 3,500-pound hydraulic unit. The load shifted on the forks, causing the platform and unit to fall and strike the employee in the head. The employee became unconscious and sustained a head laceration from the forehead to the back of the head that required stitches and staples.

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