RIVER BAY CORPORATION

Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — BRONX, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at RIVER BAY CORPORATION in BRONX, NEW YORK
Employer RIVER BAY CORPORATION Report ID 20181111622
Address 4100 Hutchinson River Parkway East City, State ZIP BRONX, NEW YORK 10475
Event Date November 11, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 531110 Inspection # 1361497
GPS Coordinates 40.86000, -73.82000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were pulling a loaded dumpster along a sidewalk. The dumpster's wheels locked up, pushing the front of it into a scaffold on the sidewalk; one employee's hand was wedged between the dumpster and the scaffold's pole. His left hand swelled.

Incident Summary

On November 11, 2018, a worker at RIVER BAY CORPORATION in BRONX, NEW YORK suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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