# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Superior Steel Connectors Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016032023` · 3/4/2016 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Steel Connectors Corporation
- **Location:** Humane Society of Pikes Peak Region, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80905
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hanging 8x8 tubes from the ground level. The first tube was set in place and the second tube was being placed. The column leaned out and separated from the wall, causing the tube to slip off the column. The steel tube hit the employee's forehead and knocked the employee against a wall.

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