Incident date: 2020-03-10
NAICS industry code: 332420

An employee was monitoring a welding heat prep operation for a large drum shell that was braced for support. The drum expanded during heating, and the brace failed and struck the employee, who fell to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a head injury requiring stitches and hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Open wounds, unspecified
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate