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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2025054223 · 5/5/2025 · RYCOR Heating & Cooling

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Knee(s)
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event
Stepped or knelt on object
Source
Trusses, girders, beams structurally attached
Secondary source
Screws

Employer

Name
RYCOR Heating & Cooling
Location
541 9th Avenue, TROY, NEW YORK, 12180
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing HVAC equipment in a customer's attic when he knelt down on a support beam that had a screw sticking up out of it. The employee sustained a puncture to the knee that began swelling and he was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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