# Concussions at Benson Metal Corp
> OSHA SIR `2020010583` · 1/20/2020 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal pipes, tubing
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Benson Metal Corp
- **Location:** 543 Smith Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11231
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an excavator to sort scrap metals when a pipe flew off from being sheared by another excavator and pierced through his operator cab's glass. The metal pipe them struck him, causing a head concussion.

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