Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury — Skull fracture and intracranial injury — CLEVELAND, OHIO
| Employer | Office of the Commissioner of Baseball | Report ID | 2023043236 |
| Address | 2401 Ontario St | City, State ZIP | CLEVELAND, OHIO 44115 |
| Event Date | April 12, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Skull fracture and intracranial injury | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury | Source of Injury | Balls, pucks |
| Industry (NAICS) | 711211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.49000, -81.68000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working as an umpire near second base at a baseball game when they were struck in the head by a baseball thrown from the outfield. The employee sustained a subarachnoid hemorrhage, displaced temporal bone, and nondisplaced fracture of the left zygomatic bone.
Incident Summary
On April 12, 2023, a worker at Office of the Commissioner of Baseball in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered skull fracture and intracranial injury to the brain. The incident was classified as struck by thrown object-unintentional injury, with balls, pucks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 19 severe injury reports involving "Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury injuries.
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