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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024053929 · 5/6/2024 · J. Fletcher Creamer & Son Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
Source
Backhoes, trackhoes
Secondary source
Vehicle and machine front attachments

Employer

Name
J. Fletcher Creamer & Son Inc.
Location
Jackson St, NORTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07060
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On May 6, 2024, an employee was installing water pipelines and cleaning the area when they were struck in the right leg by the front loader bucket of a backhoe. They sustained a fractured lower leg and were hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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