Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

General Contractors, Inc.

Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — YORK, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at General Contractors, Inc. in YORK, NEBRASKA
Employer General Contractors, Inc. Report ID 2015085836
Address 1410 Highway 34 City, State ZIP YORK, NEBRASKA 68467
Event Date August 17, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Angle irons
Secondary Source Fasteners, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.90000, -97.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was injured while working from a scissor lift installing a metal corrugated steel panel on a wall. The employee was removing an angle iron on an overhead door that was connected to the overhead door spring. As the final bolt was removed, the spring's tension was released, causing the angle iron to repeatedly strike the employee's left hand. The employee sustained fractured bones and severed tendons in the left hand.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2015, a worker at General Contractors, Inc. in YORK, NEBRASKA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, n.e.c., with angle irons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 114 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. injuries.

See all reports for General Contractors, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jul 26, 2016 Cosentino Center of Pennsylvania PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified Hosp.
Feb 27, 2018 United Continental Holdings, Inc. NEWARK, NEW JERSEY Fractures Hosp.
Mar 16, 2016 ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT CO. LABELLE, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Apr 8, 2022 ELYRIA FOUNDRY COMPANY LLC ELYRIA, OHIO Fractures Hosp.
Jan 26, 2016 Pumpco, Inc. ABILENE, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Jun 3, 2015 LEE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS INC. PARK HILLS, MISSOURI Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Jul 14, 2020 Brandon De'Atley Trucking CANYONVILLE, OREGON Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs Hosp.
Jul 22, 2015 CTR Corporation Inc. PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA Fractures Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports