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BANCROFT CONTRACTING CORPATION

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — AURORA, MAINE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BANCROFT CONTRACTING CORPATION in AURORA, MAINE
Employer BANCROFT CONTRACTING CORPATION Report ID 2018087973
Address Bull Hill Wind Farm, 7300 Road, off Route 9 City, State ZIP AURORA, MAINE 04408
Event Date August 5, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # 1336260
GPS Coordinates 44.85000, -68.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to erect a boom when the boom failed, resulting in contusions to the employee's head and knees and multiple fractures to the vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2018, a worker at BANCROFT CONTRACTING CORPATION in AURORA, MAINE suffered fractures to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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