M.L. Ruberton Construction Co., Inc.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WHIPPANY, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | M.L. Ruberton Construction Co., Inc. | Report ID | 2020088272 |
| Address | NJ Route 10 @ I-287, Route 10 Whippany, NJ Project | City, State ZIP | WHIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07981 |
| Event Date | August 31, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area | Source of Injury | Excavating machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.82000, -74.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An excavator's track caught an employee's left leg as the excavator backed up.
Incident Summary
On August 31, 2020, a worker at M.L. Ruberton Construction Co., Inc. in WHIPPANY, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with excavating machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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