sustain damage — to receive or suffer damage, harm, or injury

a construction worker looks up in alarm as a loose brick falls from scaffolding above. The brick strikes his hard hat with visible impact lines radiating outward. His helmet shows a clear crack running across the front surface from the collision. The worker staggers slightly backward with a pained expression on his face. Other construction workers nearby rush toward him with concerned expressions. A supervisor points at the damaged scaffolding where more loose bricks are visible. the worker sustaining damage from the falling debris