Incident date: 2025-08-23
NAICS industry code: 488190

An employee was working at ground level when an aviation engine cylinder weighing 30 pounds fell from a seven-foot high shelf and struck the employee on the head. The employee suffered a fractured skull and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other falling object  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Combustion engine blocks, cylinders, pistons
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Skull
severity: moderate