Incident date: 2021-04-28
NAICS industry code: 541620

An employee was removing weights from the base of a sensor wind tower. The tower tilted and struck the employee, causing a head injury that required staples.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Open wounds, unspecified
code_body: title: Head, unspecified
severity: moderate