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GNT Mechanical LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GNT Mechanical LLC in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer GNT Mechanical LLC Report ID 2019066098
Address 76 11th Ave City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10011
Event Date June 17, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary Source Walls
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.74000, -74.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dropping a 10-inch cast iron pipe into a hole when his hand was caught between the cement wall and the pipe. He was hospitalized with a swollen hand.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2019, a worker at GNT Mechanical LLC in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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