Adams European Contracting Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Adams European Contracting Inc. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Employer Adams European Contracting Inc. Report ID 2023021415
Address 1 Well Street City, State ZIP BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11208
Event Date February 14, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236116 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.67000, -73.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a flatbed truck loading scaffold parts onto a forklift. Several scaffold frames came loose and fell on the employee s right leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured leg.

Incident Summary

On February 14, 2023, a worker at Adams European Contracting Inc. in BROOKLYN, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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