Open wounds, unspecified

Name: Open wounds, unspecified at NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Start: 4/28/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021043509 · 4/28/2021 · NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head, unspecified
Nature of injury: Open wounds, unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Location: 119 Dallas Hwy SW, CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30120
NAICS: 541620
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

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.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown