General Contractors, Inc.
Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - YORK, Nebraska
| Employer | General Contractors, Inc. |
| Address | 1410 Highway 34 |
| City, State ZIP | YORK, Nebraska 68467 |
| Report ID | 2015085836 |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.90140, -97.56468 |
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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
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