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Copia Specialty Contractors, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Copia Specialty Contractors, Inc. in PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Copia Specialty Contractors, Inc. Report ID 2018088705
Address Pease Air Force Base City, State ZIP PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03801
Event Date August 23, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 332996 Inspection # 1343340
GPS Coordinates 43.08000, -70.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was painting steel beams from an aerial lift. The lift basket got caught on a metal beam while the lift was moving and when it freed the employee was thrown against another beam. The employee sustained a fractured shoulder.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2018, a worker at Copia Specialty Contractors, Inc. in PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered fractures to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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