Fractures

Name: Fractures at Eastern Metal Supply DE
Start: 10/9/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024109432 · 10/9/2024 · Eastern Metal Supply DE

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Bundles, bales
Secondary source: Trucks unspecified

Employer

Name: Eastern Metal Supply DE
Location: 8555 Tonnelle Ave, NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY, 07047
NAICS: 423840
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was delivering aluminum. While loosening the trailer straps to make the delivery, a bundle of aluminum extrusion (245 lbs.) that had shifted during transport fell from the truck bed and struck their right hand. They sustained fractures to their middle and ring fingers and required surgery.

Source

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