Incident date: 2016-01-20
NAICS industry code: 491110

A postal carrier was delivering mail on his normal walking route when a customer yelled at him and he turned to look at the customer. The customer was yelling at the carrier in a threatening way. The carrier ignored him and turned to walk away. The customer then threw a brick at the carrier striking the carrier on the head. He was admitted to the hospital for a laceration on his head.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Other client or customer
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate