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Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc. in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc. Report ID 2015053047
Address 3500 R St. NW City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20007
Event Date May 20, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.91000, -77.06000

Incident Narrative

While digging pits under the foundation of the building, a piece of concrete fell and struck two employees. One employee was treated and released with a hand injury; the second employee was hospitalized with a chest injury.

Incident Summary

On May 20, 2015, a worker at Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc. in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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