Meeco Sullivan, LLC
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part - Fractures - WARWICK, New York
| Employer | Meeco Sullivan, LLC |
| Address | 3 Chancellor Lane |
| City, State ZIP | WARWICK, New York 10990 |
| Report ID | 2020077171 |
| Event Date | July 30, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Source of Injury | Raft, floating dock |
| Secondary Source | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 |
| Inspection # | 1486847 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.27521, -74.32415 |
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Incident Narrative
Two employees were using a gantry crane to flip a dock (approximately 45 feet long by 4 feet wide) from pontoons side up to pontoons side down. While the dock was at an approximately 45-degree angle, with the pontoons facing down, the injured employee began lowering the dock to the floor using the gantry crane s pendant. He then saw an issue and began to lift the dock back up, to roll the dock backwards and position it vertically. At this point, the rigging slipped out of the gantry crane s hook. When the injured employee began to lower the dock again, the dock fell on top of him, crushing his left ankle and fracturing his right femur.
Incident Summary
On July 30, 2020, a worker at Meeco Sullivan, LLC in WARWICK, New York suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with raft, floating dock identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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