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INTERSTATE MECHANICAL SERVICES INC.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at INTERSTATE MECHANICAL SERVICES INC. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer INTERSTATE MECHANICAL SERVICES INC. Report ID 20171110920
Address 451 Clarkson Ave. City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11203
Event Date November 13, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # 1279863
GPS Coordinates 40.65000, -73.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding and installing an economizer for a boiler from a temporary elevated work platform when he fell approximately 15 feet to the concrete floor, fracturing his pelvis.

Incident Summary

On November 13, 2017, a worker at INTERSTATE MECHANICAL SERVICES INC. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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