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Michels Pipeline Construction a division of Michels Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Michels Pipeline Construction a division of Michels Corporation in WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT
Employer Michels Pipeline Construction a division of Michels Corporation Report ID 2018054690
Address 99 Callender Road City, State ZIP WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT 06795
Event Date May 14, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Mining and drilling machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.61000, -73.09000

Incident Narrative

On May 14, 2018, an employee was helping a co-worker load a compressor onto a truck when he was caught between the compressor and the truck frame, fracturing his pelvis.

Incident Summary

On May 14, 2018, a worker at Michels Pipeline Construction a division of Michels Corporation in WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with mining and drilling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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