Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Westport Deptford Energy, LLC.
Start: 4/6/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043318 · 4/6/2018 · Westport Deptford Energy, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Clamps, couplings

Employer

Name: Westport Deptford Energy, LLC.
Location: 3 Paradise Road, PAULSBORO, NEW JERSEY, 08066
NAICS: 221112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a coupling on a steam valve. The valve was under pressure, and when the steam was released, the coupling hit and crushed his right middle finger.

Source

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