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Independence Excavating

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — TRENTON, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Independence Excavating in TRENTON, NEW JERSEY
Employer Independence Excavating Report ID 2020065522
Address 1365 Lamberton Road City, State ZIP TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08611
Event Date June 13, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.17000, -74.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was torch cutting springs on a boiler. When the spring being worked on would not come off, the employee went to remove it by hand, and the spring struck his hand. The employee sustained a palm laceration and a fractured right middle finger.

Incident Summary

On June 13, 2020, a worker at Independence Excavating in TRENTON, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with parts and materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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