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Sprains and other injuries, n.e.c.

1 hospitalization · 2016109733 · 10/15/2016 · Hellman Electric Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Sprains and other injuries, n.e.c.

Cause

Event
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone
Source
SUV, sports utility vehicle

Employer

Name
Hellman Electric Corporation
Location
58th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10022
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was watching for oncoming traffic while a fellow worker was installing wiring on a light pole. The employee was struck by a motor vehicle that was driving illegally in reverse down a one way street in the wrong direction. The employee sustained a sprained right ankle, contusions to the left hip, thigh and forearm and lacerations to the left side of the face.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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