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Kiska Construction, Inc.

Fall, slip, trip, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kiska Construction, Inc. in WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK
Employer Kiska Construction, Inc. Report ID 2020109654
Address Rober Moses Causeway City, State ZIP WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK 11795
Event Date October 10, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Fall, slip, trip, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.69000, -73.29000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sandblasting at a bridge when the nozzle and blast tip of the line unthreaded. The employee fell backward injuring his back and metallic grit (sandblasting material) caused an abrasion to his arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 10, 2020, a worker at Kiska Construction, Inc. in WEST ISLIP, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as fall, slip, trip, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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