Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet — Fractures — NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc. in NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK
Employer Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc. Report ID 2021064866
Address I87 over 207 Orange County 850-900 Little Britain Road City, State ZIP NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK 12553
Event Date June 15, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1536645
GPS Coordinates 41.58000, -74.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing for a concrete pour from the platform of a scaffolding system. The employee stepped on the platform and fell approximately 17.5 feet to the ground along with a scaffold plank. The employee sustained a fractured left wrist, a sprained right wrist, and facial lacerations and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2021, a worker at Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc. in NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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