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Nepperhan Construction Corp.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BRONX, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Nepperhan Construction Corp. in BRONX, NEW YORK
Employer Nepperhan Construction Corp. Report ID 20191111778
Address 1090 Leggett Avenue City, State ZIP BRONX, NEW YORK 10474
Event Date November 12, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.81000, -73.89000

Incident Narrative

Four employees were inside a warehouse, installing a 15-foot-long steel beam for the top of a roll-up exterior door yet to be installed. The beam twisted as it was being installed into a notch and struck one of the employees in the face. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 12, 2019, a worker at Nepperhan Construction Corp. in BRONX, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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