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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2015021089 · 2/3/2015 · PSE&G Metropolitian Division

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head, unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source
Manhole and cistern covers

Employer

Name
PSE&G Metropolitian Division
Location
#9 Hedden Terrace, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07102
NAICS
221121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At approximately 8 PM, 2/3/2015, a worker was struck by a hand-hole cover, sustaining unspecified injuries to the head/face. He was part of an Underground Trouble team assigned to investigate a manhole explosion/no power condition. The initial report is that he was in the process of tapping the cover with a hammer to loosen it when the cover was blown up into his head/face.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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