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Northstar Contracting Group, Inc.

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Northstar Contracting Group, Inc. in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Northstar Contracting Group, Inc. Report ID 2022043564
Address One Post Office Square City, State ZIP BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110
Event Date April 25, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Struck by dislodged flying object, particle Source of Injury Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 562910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.36000, -71.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was chipping a concrete pad when a piece of the concrete came up between his half-face respirator and safety glasses and injured his right eye.

Incident Summary

On April 25, 2022, a worker at Northstar Contracting Group, Inc. in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by dislodged flying object, particle, with scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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