Skanska Walsh Joint Venture
Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FLUSHING, NEW YORK
| Employer | Skanska Walsh Joint Venture | Report ID | 2019032632 |
| Address | LaGuardia Airport, LGA Redevelopment Project | City, State ZIP | FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11371 |
| Event Date | March 12, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Lumbar region |
| Event Type | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Source of Injury | Metal pipes, tubing |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.77000, -73.87000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pushing a 3-foot ductile steel pipe into an excavator bucket and felt a pop in his lower back. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On March 12, 2019, a worker at Skanska Walsh Joint Venture in FLUSHING, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 146 severe injury reports involving "Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode" incidents in our database. Browse all Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode injuries.
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