# Concussions at Nu-Way Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110776` · 11/22/2023 · DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Nu-Way Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 555 Howard Avenue, DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, 60018
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking between a row of 7-foot tall metal cabinets, inspecting them for quality. The employee stepped between two painted steel cabinets and was struck in the head by another cabinet that was being carried by a forklift. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion.

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