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Suffolk Construction

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Suffolk Construction in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Suffolk Construction Report ID 2017031992
Address 65 Allerton Street City, State ZIP BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02119
Event Date March 2, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.32000, -71.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a wall form away from the scissor lift. The scissor lift dropped after it was freed pinching the employee's finger.

Incident Summary

On March 2, 2017, a worker at Suffolk Construction in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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