El Sol Contracting & Construction Corp.

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — BROOKLYN, New York

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at El Sol Contracting & Construction Corp. in BROOKLYN, New York
Employer El Sol Contracting & Construction Corp.
Address 3rd Avenue & 57th Street.
City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, New York 11220
Report ID 20161211355
Event Date December 5, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
Source of Injury Delivery truck or van
Industry (NAICS) 237310
Inspection # 1196274
GPS Coordinates 40.64000, -74.01000

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Incident Narrative

On December 5, around 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., an employee was using an aerial boom lift in a road center median. As he was coming down with the basket, the basket became positioned in live traffic and was hit by a box truck. He was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

Incident Summary

On December 5, 2016, a worker at El Sol Contracting & Construction Corp. in BROOKLYN, New York suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway, with delivery truck or van identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 55 severe injury reports involving "Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway injuries.

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