Incident date: 2019-11-19
NAICS industry code: 236210

An employee was leaving the site at the end of his shift when he noticed a piece of stationary equipment (hydraulic plant) was still running. He stepped out of his truck to shut off the equipment. He was struck by a steel shim that weighs 1.38 lbs. and that fell from a height of approximately 35 feet. He sustained a head laceration and skull fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Parts and materials, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Skull
severity: moderate