CH&N Site Construction, Inc.

Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) — Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels — MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CH&N Site Construction, Inc. in MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania
Employer CH&N Site Construction, Inc.
Address Mechanicsburg Housing Development
City, State ZIP MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania 17055
Report ID 2024021626
Event Date February 21, 2024
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels
Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source of Injury Chips, pellets metal
Secondary Source Excavators
Industry (NAICS) 237110
GPS Coordinates 40.18000, -77.00000

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Incident Narrative

A mechanic was using a hammer to seat a bucket tooth onto an excavator bucket on the jobsite. A chunk of metal flew off the bucket tooth and went under the mechanic's safety glasses and impaled his eye.

Incident Summary

On February 21, 2024, a worker at CH&N Site Construction, Inc. in MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania suffered open wounds involving internal organs, major blood vessels to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by dislodged or detached object(s), with chips, pellets metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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