Incident date: 2023-10-26
NAICS industry code: 722310

An employee was using a weed whacker to trim grasses. The employee went to close an ornamental iron gate in order to collect the debris that had been generated. While the gate was closing, welds on the gate failed and it fell, striking the employee's head. The employee sustained a severe head injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Gates
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate