NORTHEAST CONTRACTORS INC.

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at NORTHEAST CONTRACTORS INC. in NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
Employer NORTHEAST CONTRACTORS INC. Report ID 20181111406
Address 320 York Street City, State ZIP NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06511
Event Date November 5, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 41.31000, -72.92000

Incident Narrative

A truck pulled under a conveyor system (being used to remove dirt that had been excavated from an interior courtyard). The truck's canopy roller struck the conveyor, moving it forward and causing it to strike a nearby employee and break three of his ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 5, 2018, a worker at NORTHEAST CONTRACTORS INC. in NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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