Blue Heron Construction Company, LLC

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Blue Heron Construction Company, LLC in LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK
Employer Blue Heron Construction Company, LLC Report ID 2021065164
Address 1 Treatment Dr., Lake George Wastewater Treatment Plant City, State ZIP LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK 12845
Event Date June 24, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # 1538767
GPS Coordinates 43.41000, -73.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was directing an operator in setting a catch basin at an excavation site when the catch basin hit an excavation wall and one of the chains came loose, allowing the catch basin to fall approximately 3 feet onto the employee's leg. The employee suffered a fractured leg that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On June 24, 2021, a worker at Blue Heron Construction Company, LLC in LAKE GEORGE, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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