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Great Lakes Dredge and Dock

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Great Lakes Dredge and Dock in STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
Employer Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Report ID 2017065696
Address 2705 Richmond Terrace City, State ZIP STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK 10303
Event Date June 21, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary Source Containers-pressurized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.63000, -74.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning up a lay-down yard when a pressurized CO2 bottle valve discharged, causing him to lose his balance and fall. He hit and cut the back of his head and suffered shoulder pain, requiring overnight hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2017, a worker at Great Lakes Dredge and Dock in STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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