Incident date: 2016-10-25
NAICS industry code: 238990

Two workers were carrying a bundle of struts into a truck. The struts shifted and a strut struck a worker's ear causing a laceration that required stitches. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Ear(s)
severity: moderate