Incident date: 2016-11-01
NAICS industry code: 236115

An employee was bent over checking the layout for a window opening with a tape measurer when the wind caused a nearby metal stud (weighing 60 pounds) to fall over on him. He was struck on the back and suffered a contusion, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate