Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-09 | West Orange | Nj | ST. BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was on a ladder repairing a light fixture. The fixture shorted, and he suffered an electrical shock and burns to both hands. | |||||
2020-10-03 | West Orange | Tx | Suez Wts Usa, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was inventorying drums of chemicals and assisting a forklift driver when the forks became stuck in an elevated position. While dislodging the mast chain, the employee's right hand became wrapped around the chain and was pulled into the pulley system as the chain realigned. The employee sustained lacerations, three broken fingers, and a partial amputation of the index finger. | |||||
2019-04-09 | West Orange | New Jersey | D&S Land Development LLC | Face | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
On April 9, 2019, an employee was cutting a piece of 6" pipe with a demo saw. The saw kicked back and cut the employee's face. | |||||
2018-06-29 | West Orange | New Jersey | Atlantic Health System | Arm(s) | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. |
An employee was helping a patient walk at the patient's residence. The patient started to fall and the therapist got her arm caught and broken between the patient and a wheelchair. | |||||
2016-02-01 | West Orange | New Jersey | JLL, Inc. | Knee(s) | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode |
An employee was climbing a ladder to mount ductwork into the ceiling tile. When he shifted his body on the ladder, he twisted his knee. He experienced knee and lower leg swelling, and was hospitalized with an infection. | |||||
2016-01-17 | West Orange | Texas | Westport Orange Shipyard LLC. | Foot (feet) | Stepped on object |
An employee stepped across a plasma cutter and landed on an anchor bolt that fractured his left foot. |