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United Structural Works

Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at United Structural Works in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer United Structural Works Report ID 2015118848
Address 139 W 91 Street City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10024
Event Date November 23, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # 1112292
GPS Coordinates 40.79000, -73.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was erecting steel. He was straddling a steel beam suspended by a crane when the end of the beam seesawed up under him and pinned him against a column. He was hospitalized with a leg laceration.

Incident Summary

On November 23, 2015, a worker at United Structural Works in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered cuts, lacerations to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c., with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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