Incident date: 2024-08-13
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was pushing the door of a trailer open when a clothes dryer that was against the door fell out of the trailer. The dryer struck the employee on his hard hat and he was hospitalized and required surgery. He had neck pain, slurred speech, and sensitivity to light.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Clothes washers, dryers
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries  unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate