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Tioga Construction Company, Inc.

Contact incidents unspecified — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — HERKIMER, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tioga Construction Company, Inc. in HERKIMER, NEW YORK
Employer Tioga Construction Company, Inc. Report ID 2024099122
Address W German St City, State ZIP HERKIMER, NEW YORK 13350
Event Date September 30, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Body Part Chest unspecified
Event Type Contact incidents unspecified Source of Injury Nails, brads, tacks, spikes
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1778860
GPS Coordinates 43.02000, -74.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling string line to remove a duplex nail after concrete forms were poured when the nail struck the employee and was embedded into his chest.

Incident Summary

On September 30, 2024, a worker at Tioga Construction Company, Inc. in HERKIMER, NEW YORK suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the chest unspecified. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with nails, brads, tacks, spikes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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