# Intracranial injuries, unspecified at Lessing's, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109924` · 10/26/2023 · AQUEBOGUE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Intracranial injuries, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Gates
## Employer
- **Name:** Lessing's, Inc.
- **Location:** 978 Main Road (Route 25, AQUEBOGUE, NEW YORK, 11931
- **NAICS:** 722310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a weed whacker to trim grasses. The employee went to close an ornamental iron gate in order to collect the debris that had been generated. While the gate was closing, welds on the gate failed and it fell, striking the employee's head. The employee sustained a severe head injury.

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