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JVC Quality Service Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — ACCOMAC, VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JVC Quality Service Inc. in ACCOMAC, VIRGINIA
Employer JVC Quality Service Inc. Report ID 2023076731
Address Wallops Island Bldg. R1 City, State ZIP ACCOMAC, VIRGINIA 23301
Event Date July 26, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Boilers
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # 1691511
GPS Coordinates 37.86000, -75.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was disassembling a section of a boiler. While pulling the cast iron section off, the section tipped over and fell onto the employee's lower left leg. The employee sustained a laceration and fractures to the lower left leg.

Incident Summary

On July 26, 2023, a worker at JVC Quality Service Inc. in ACCOMAC, VIRGINIA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with boilers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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