Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-03-11 | Old Bridge | New Jersey | HUTTON CONSTRUCTION | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee tripped and fell backwards into a concrete catch basin, landing about 7 feet below and suffering broken ribs and a concussion. | |||||
2018-06-03 | Old Bridge | New Jersey | Old Bridge Chemicals, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was standing between two digesters drawing a sample from one digester when the hot copper sulfate solution erupted from the other digester and splashed onto the employee's back. The employee sustained third degree burns on their back. | |||||
2017-07-19 | Old Bridge | New Jersey | Old Bridge Chemicals, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
On 7/19/17, an employee was cleaning near a zinc sulfate bagging operation when the employee tripped. The employee's right hand then entered the rotary air valve and contacted rotating parts, amputating the index fingertip. | |||||
2015-01-28 | Old Bridge | New Jersey | Bulkmatic Transport Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was walking into the establishment when he slipped on ice on the walkway and dislocated two fingers on his hand. |