CENTRAL TRANSPORT, LLC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | CENTRAL TRANSPORT, LLC. | Report ID | 2015063459 |
| Address | 1500 NEW COUNTY ROAD | City, State ZIP | SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY 07094 |
| Event Date | June 6, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board |
| Secondary Source | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 484121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.76000, -74.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping a tractor trailer driver restack plywood sheets when the skid they were on shifted or tipped over. In the back of the trailer, the plywood shifted and struck the employee, pinning his arm between the plywood sheets and the forward wall of the trailer. He fractured his left humerus and required surgery.
Incident Summary
On June 6, 2015, a worker at CENTRAL TRANSPORT, LLC. in SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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