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Gabriel Steel Erectors, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Gabriel Steel Erectors, Inc. in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer Gabriel Steel Erectors, Inc. Report ID 2022109197
Address 787 11th Ave City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
Event Date October 20, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary Source Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.76000, -73.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee had finished unloading materials from a truck onto a five-foot-high loading dock. The truck started to pull away. The employee stepped backward and fell off the loading dock onto the floor. He landed on his left side and was hospitalized with six fractured ribs.

Incident Summary

On October 20, 2022, a worker at Gabriel Steel Erectors, Inc. in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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