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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019099653 · 9/16/2019 · Northeast Structural Steel, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
Northeast Structural Steel, Inc.
Location
Henry Hudson Bridge, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10034
NAICS
238120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dismantling a temporary tower when a swivel hook appeared to shear, dropping a section of the steel tower 10 feet. The section hit the employee, who sustained a fractured sternum.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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