Metal Green Recycling Inc.
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — KEARNY, New Jersey
| Employer | Metal Green Recycling Inc. |
| Address | 993 Belleville Turnpike |
| City, State ZIP | KEARNY, New Jersey 07032 |
| Report ID | 20191112114 |
| Event Date | November 21, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Head, unspecified |
| Event Type | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Scrap metal |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332999 |
| Inspection # | 1447856 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.75229, -74.10651 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was struck in the head by a piece of falling scrap metal.
Incident Summary
On November 21, 2019, a worker at Metal Green Recycling Inc. in KEARNY, New Jersey suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with scrap metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,482 severe injury reports involving "Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified injuries.
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