InterCon Construction, Inc.

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. - Intracranial injuries, unspecified - PORTAGE, Wisconsin

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at InterCon Construction, Inc. in PORTAGE, Wisconsin
Employer InterCon Construction, Inc.
Address Albert St
City, State ZIP PORTAGE, Wisconsin 53901
Report ID 20231211653
Event Date December 27, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified
Body Part Brain
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 237130
GPS Coordinates 44.49297, -89.56917

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Incident Narrative

A crew was pulling a 4-inch plastic gas pipe off a reel and straightening it for installation. The injured employee stepped up on the trailer to cut the last band holding the pipe in the coil on the reel. As he turned to step off the trailer, the end of the pipe rotated and sprung out of the cage surrounding the coil, striking the employee on the side of the head and knocking him off of the trailer into the roadway. The employee suffered head trauma that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On December 27, 2023, a worker at InterCon Construction, Inc. in PORTAGE, Wisconsin suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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