Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Meadowlands Exposition Center
Start: 8/3/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023087011 · 8/3/2023 · Meadowlands Exposition Center

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple face locations
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Meadowlands Exposition Center
Location: 355 Plaza Dr, SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY, 07094
NAICS: 561920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working with a forklift operator to unload show material that was on a truck. The trailer had metal chocks installed to secure freight. One of the metal chocks flew up and struck the employee in the face, resulting in lacerations to their eyelid and nose.

Source

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