Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
Start: 12/5/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171211551 · 12/5/2017 · Henkels & McCoy, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Posts, bollards, moorings

Employer

Name: Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
Location: 602 Trenton Avenue, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, 07202
NAICS: 238910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a fence post driver to install temporary fence posts. After he installed a post, he noticed that it was crooked. He was attempting to straighten it when he lost his footing. The post then swung back and hit him in the face, severely lacerating his nose and requiring overnight hospitalization.

Source

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