Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Concrete Structures, Inc.
Start: 3/9/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032171 · 3/9/2023 · Concrete Structures, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Concrete Structures, Inc.
Location: 2380 Pond Road, RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK, 11779
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was welding an attachment to the bucket of an excavator. The piston holding the bucket disengaged, causing the metal bucket to fall and land on the employee's foot, crushing and lacerating it.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown