# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at TRC Environmental Corp
> OSHA SIR `2017032609` · 3/21/2017 · MASONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** TRC Environmental Corp
- **Location:** South Waters Street, MASONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15461
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was observing bridge construction when an excavator struck a telephone pole knocking it over. The telephone line struck the employee on the head. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury and an elevated heart rate.

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