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Gateway Demo/Civil Corp.

Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet — Bruises, contusions — HOLTSVILLE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gateway Demo/Civil Corp. in HOLTSVILLE, NEW YORK
Employer Gateway Demo/Civil Corp. Report ID 2018066483
Address CR 83 (North Ocean Ave.) City, State ZIP HOLTSVILLE, NEW YORK 11742
Event Date June 29, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Bruises, contusions Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet Source of Injury Existing floor opening
Secondary Source Dump truck
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.80000, -73.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working with a demolition crew on a bridge deck set up below an overpass. While working from a horizontal shield, the employee fell approximately five feet through an opening in the shield and onto the bed of a company dump truck that was parked directly below, suffering a bruised hip.

Incident Summary

On June 29, 2018, a worker at Gateway Demo/Civil Corp. in HOLTSVILLE, NEW YORK suffered bruises, contusions to the hip(s). The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet, with existing floor opening identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet injuries.

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