Incident date: 2016-11-01
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was on the ground setting up some steel parts when an 8-inch C-channel post that had been previously set became loose and hit the employee on the back of his head, causing head trauma. He was hospitalized and required stitches.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Scalp
severity: moderate