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Concrete Structures, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Concrete Structures, Inc. in RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK
Employer Concrete Structures, Inc. Report ID 2023032171
Address 2380 Pond Road City, State ZIP RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK 11779
Event Date March 9, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Foot (feet), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Excavating machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238110 Inspection # 1655850
GPS Coordinates 40.80000, -73.12000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance employee was welding an attachment to the bucket of an excavator. The piston holding the bucket disengaged, causing the metal bucket to fall and land on the employee's foot, crushing and lacerating it.

Incident Summary

On March 9, 2023, a worker at Concrete Structures, Inc. in RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the foot (feet), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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