Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Name: Cuts and abrasions or bruises at Sussex Rural Electric Co-op
Start: 12/28/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221211223 · 12/28/2022 · Sussex Rural Electric Co-op

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Face, unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Sussex Rural Electric Co-op
Location: 64 County Road 639, WANTAGE, NEW JERSEY, 07461
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to remove the lid from a transformer when they were struck by the pressurized lid, resulting in a laceration and bruising to the right side of the face as well as a right shoulder injury.

Source

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