# Concussions at Caterpillar Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211278` · 12/2/2016 · SEGUIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
## Employer
- **Name:** Caterpillar Inc.
- **Location:** 1720 W Kingsbury St, SEGUIN, TEXAS, 78155
- **NAICS:** 333120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was releasing the hook and chain rigging on an engine when the swinging chain and hook struck the employee's forehead, causing a concussion that required overnight hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*