Incident date: 2016-03-04
NAICS industry code: 238120

An employee was hanging 8x8 tubes from the ground level. The first tube was set in place and the second tube was being placed. The column leaned out and separated from the wall, causing the tube to slip off the column. The steel tube hit the employee's forehead and knocked the employee against a wall.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Intracranial injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Brain
severity: moderate