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JR Cruz Corp

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SOUTH OZONE PARK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JR Cruz Corp in SOUTH OZONE PARK, NEW YORK
Employer JR Cruz Corp Report ID 2016098961
Address NYC DEP Bergen Basin Project, North Conduit Ave & 126th Street City, State ZIP SOUTH OZONE PARK, NEW YORK 11420
Event Date September 22, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # 1181496
GPS Coordinates 40.67000, -73.81000

Incident Narrative

Employees were loading I-beams onto a flatbed truck with an excavator. The last beam of the load was just set and secured in place when the crew removed the rigging from the I-beam. The excavator then turned away from the truck. A piece of the rigging was unintentionally caught on a piece of the I-beam, causing the beam to slide off the truck. The I-beam hit an employee's arm and leg.

Incident Summary

On September 22, 2016, a worker at JR Cruz Corp in SOUTH OZONE PARK, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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