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COVANTA ENERGY

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at COVANTA ENERGY in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
Employer COVANTA ENERGY Report ID 2018066166
Address 183 RAYMOND BLVD City, State ZIP NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105
Event Date June 21, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Step ladders
Industry (NAICS) 339999 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.73000, -74.12000

Incident Narrative

At 11:00 a.m. on June 21, 2018, an employee was preparing equipment for transport. The equipment shifted as he tried to remove a piece of metal from it, and his fingers were caught between the top of an A-frame ladder and the metal piece. He suffered a crushing injury and laceration, and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2018, a worker at COVANTA ENERGY in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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