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Cuts and abrasions or bruises

1 hospitalization · 2023076485 · 7/20/2023 · Laury Heating Cooling & Plumbing

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Furnaces, heaters
Secondary source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Laury Heating Cooling & Plumbing
Location
998 West Landis, VINELAND, NEW JERSEY, 08360
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to remove a water heater from a hotel using a hand truck. While they were moving the water heater down a set of stairs, the water heater fell and struck the employee, resulting in contusions, abrasions, and deep tissue injury. The employee was hospitalized and needed multiple surgeries.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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