# Bruises, contusions at COLMAC CONSTRUCTION
> OSHA SIR `20161110295` · 11/1/2016 · PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** COLMAC CONSTRUCTION
- **Location:** 26 Court Street, PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, 02360
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bent over checking the layout for a window opening with a tape measurer when the wind caused a nearby metal stud (weighing 60 pounds) to fall over on him. He was struck on the back and suffered a contusion, requiring hospitalization.

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