Incident date: 2017-09-06
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee had removed dirt inside a trench using an air hammer. The air hammer was then being removed when it fell on the employee's head, causing a head injury and brain swelling.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Hammers-powered
code_nature: title: Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate