Manafort Brothers Incorporated
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
| Employer | Manafort Brothers Incorporated | Report ID | 2020010350 |
| Address | 25 Ridgefield Street | City, State ZIP | HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06112 |
| Event Date | January 13, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Excavating machinery, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 | Inspection # | 1455483 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.78000, -72.69000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On January 13, 2020, the injured employee made a 3/4 cut into a 7-inch abandoned water pipe. An excavator operator extended the excavator bucket to push down onto the pipe and finish breaking it off. After the pipe broke loose, the excavator operator hooked the cut end of the pipe with one of the bucket's teeth and started to slide the pipe away from underneath the trench box. The pipe popped off the bucket's tooth and struck the injured employee in the leg.
Incident Summary
On January 13, 2020, a worker at Manafort Brothers Incorporated in HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by dislodged flying object, particle, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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