FLUSHING, NEW YORK—
El Sol Contracting & Construction Corp.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at El Sol Contracting & Construction Corp., Van Wyck Expressway South & Exit 12A, FLUSHING, NEW YORK 11368 on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was in a work zone unloading PVC pipes from a flatbed truck when a vehicle entered the work zone. The vehicle struck and pinned the injured employee between it and the work truck, resulting in a broken right leg.
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An employee was filling gaps in new asphalt on a bridge when a vehicle entered the closed lane and struck the rear passenger side of the dump truck that the employee was standing on. This caused the employee to be splashed with hot AC-20 asphalt, resulting in burns to his hands, face, and right eye. He also fell approximately 4 feet from the back of the truck to the ground.
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On December 5, around 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., an employee was using an aerial boom lift in a road center median. As he was coming down with the basket, the basket became positioned in live traffic and was hit by a box truck. He was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
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