# Intracranial injuries with skull fractures at Brawdy Construction Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025043517` · 4/15/2025 · AMHERST, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries with skull fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Sheets, panels  wood, plywood, MDF
- **Secondary source:** High winds, gusts, turbulence
## Employer
- **Name:** Brawdy Construction Inc.
- **Location:** 4224-4256 Ridge Lea Road, AMHERST, NEW YORK, 14226
- **NAICS:** 238140
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working at the stair tower and was struck by a 4 x 8 sheet of 5/8" plywood that a gust of wind blew airborne. The employee temporarily lost consciousness and was hospitalized due to fractures to his face and skull.

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