Furino & Sons, Inc

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet — Fractures — ANNANDALE, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Furino & Sons, Inc in ANNANDALE, NEW JERSEY
Employer Furino & Sons, Inc Report ID 2018077419
Address 1545 US-22 City, State ZIP ANNANDALE, NEW JERSEY 08801
Event Date July 23, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Secondary Source Handrails, banisters
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.63000, -74.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stripping concrete forms in a lube oil sump. The temporary 2x4 handrails failed, and the employee fell 12 feet to a lower level, fracturing ribs and injuring parts of his spine.

Incident Summary

On July 23, 2018, a worker at Furino & Sons, Inc in ANNANDALE, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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