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VOLMAR CONSTRUCTION INC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VOLMAR CONSTRUCTION INC. in STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK
Employer VOLMAR CONSTRUCTION INC. Report ID 2017088387
Address 783 Laconia Ave City, State ZIP STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK 10306
Event Date August 29, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Structural metal materials, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.57000, -74.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a pump jack when an aluminum pump jack pole slid and hit his head, knocking him unconscious and bruising his head.

Incident Summary

On August 29, 2017, a worker at VOLMAR CONSTRUCTION INC. in STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with structural metal materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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