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KGS Construction Services, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at KGS Construction Services, Inc. in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Employer KGS Construction Services, Inc. Report ID 2021108815
Address Georgetown Park, 3222 M Street NW City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20007
Event Date October 13, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Beams-unattached metal
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.90000, -77.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading steel I-beams from a truck. A beam slipped and fell onto the employee's left foot, injuring it.

Incident Summary

On October 13, 2021, a worker at KGS Construction Services, Inc. in WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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