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JUPITER PAINTING CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC

Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. — Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs — CROYDON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JUPITER PAINTING CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC in CROYDON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer JUPITER PAINTING CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC Report ID 2017087919
Address Burlington Bristol Bridge, 198 Beachway Road City, State ZIP CROYDON, PENNSYLVANIA 19021
Event Date August 17, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. Source of Injury Rope, twine, string
Secondary Source Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.07000, -74.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a bridge sidewalk when a passing vehicle with a ladder rack snagged a vertical hand line hanging from the upper portions of the bridge. The rope struck the employee along the midsection and threw him against the bridge's hand railing. He suffered two fractured ribs, a mild concussion, and minor bleeding in the spleen.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2017, a worker at JUPITER PAINTING CONTRACTING COMPANY, INC in CROYDON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c., with rope, twine, string identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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