CPF Underground Utilities LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CPF Underground Utilities LLC in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer CPF Underground Utilities LLC Report ID 2018077170
Address 3602 John F McCormick Road, NE City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20064
Event Date July 16, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary Source Metal plates, metal panels
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # 1331484
GPS Coordinates 38.93000, -77.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a trench, cleaning off a duct about 8 feet away. A steel plate slipped while being placed in the trench; it knocked another steel plate (which had already been placed into the trench) against the employee and pinned him against the duct. He suffered a broken pelvis and femur and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 16, 2018, a worker at CPF Underground Utilities LLC in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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