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Bushwick Metals LLC

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Fractures — SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bushwick Metals LLC in SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
Employer Bushwick Metals LLC Report ID 2018088842
Address 1641 New Market Ave. City, State ZIP SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07080
Event Date August 27, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells
Industry (NAICS) 423510 Inspection # 1343233
GPS Coordinates 40.57000, -74.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding material into a machine when a hook struck his face, causing a fracture.

Incident Summary

On August 27, 2018, a worker at Bushwick Metals LLC in SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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