Lippolis Electric, Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. — Cuts, lacerations — NEW YORK, New York
| Employer | Lippolis Electric, Inc. |
| Address | 1 Wall Street |
| City, State ZIP | NEW YORK, New York 10005 |
| Report ID | 2022076408 |
| Event Date | July 21, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations |
| Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Ceilings, walls, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.70712, -74.01183 |
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Incident Narrative
Two employees were pulling wire through a drop ceiling. The wire got stuck on something in the ceiling, then came loose as one of the employees was pulling on it. The slack caused him to lose his balance, and he grabbed the metal framing of the drop ceiling to avoid falling. The framing lacerated his right index, middle, and ring fingers, damaging a tendon in the middle finger.
Incident Summary
On July 21, 2022, a worker at Lippolis Electric, Inc. in NEW YORK, New York suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c., with ceilings, walls, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 121 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c." incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. injuries.
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