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J-Wood Contracting LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SALEM, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at J-Wood Contracting LLC in SALEM, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer J-Wood Contracting LLC Report ID 2019032408
Address Narrow Run Road City, State ZIP SALEM, WEST VIRGINIA 26426
Event Date March 6, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary Source Skids, pallets
Industry (NAICS) 237120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.28000, -80.55000

Incident Narrative

On March 6, 2019, an employee was working in a trench when a 20-inch-thick gas pipe slid off a skid and fell into the trench. It struck the employee, injuring the employee's ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2019, a worker at J-Wood Contracting LLC in SALEM, WEST VIRGINIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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