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PAR Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at PAR Electrical Contractors, Inc. in MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT
Employer PAR Electrical Contractors, Inc. Report ID 2020054386
Address 1153 Chamberlin Road City, State ZIP MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT 06457
Event Date May 11, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle Source of Injury Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.51000, -72.62000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in the in the rear of a bucket truck making up material when another employee aloft in the bucket began to lower the basket to its cradled position. The employee in the back of the truck was struck on the right shoulder by the bottom of the basket, which caused forward momentum and positioned him between the basket rest and the basket as it came to its resting position. He suffered five broken ribs on the right side of his abdomen and a hemopneumothorax.

Incident Summary

On May 11, 2020, a worker at PAR Electrical Contractors, Inc. in MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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