Verizon

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. — Fractures — BRONX, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Verizon in BRONX, NEW YORK
Employer Verizon Report ID 2019033268
Address Hunts Point Produce Market, 772 Edgewater Road City, State ZIP BRONX, NEW YORK 10474
Event Date March 29, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. Source of Injury Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary Source Girders, beams, structural steel
Industry (NAICS) 517210 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.81000, -73.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee working in a bucket of bucket truck approximately 16 feet above the ground was securing a steel support strand to a building facade when a tractor trailer hit the steel support strand. It detached from the building and struck the employee causing a broken right arm and facial lacerations.

Incident Summary

On March 29, 2019, a worker at Verizon in BRONX, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c., with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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