Incident date: 2016-10-28
NAICS industry code: 327331

Employees were setting up a piece of concrete block manufacturing equipment using a telehandler to raise a section of fabricated steel. A piece of shipping pallet that was still attached to the steel fell from overhead and struck an employee in the head knocking him to the ground. The employee was admitted to the hospital for a concussion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
code_source: title: Dimensional lumber: 2x4, 2x3, etc.
code_nature: title: Concussions
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate