Amputations

Name: Amputations at Estes Express Lines
Start: 7/12/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019077053 · 7/12/2019 · Estes Express Lines

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name: Estes Express Lines
Location: 418 Duncan Avenue, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, 07306
NAICS: 484121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While an employee was loading a crate into a container, the crate began to break into pieces. A sharp piece of wood punctured the safety boot behind the protected area and caused a fracture which later required medical amputation of the right great toe.

Source

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