# Open wounds, unspecified at NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2021043509` · 4/28/2021 · CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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