Jam - N Cable
Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system — Fractures — NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey
| Employer | Jam - N Cable |
| Address | 625 Jersey Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey 08901 |
| Report ID | 2020066115 |
| Event Date | June 30, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system |
| Source of Injury | Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck |
| Secondary Source | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.47723, -74.47143 |
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Incident Narrative
Employees were pulling cable strands with a rating of 5000 pounds. While they were tightening the cable on the right side of the street, there was some slack in the cable on the left side of the street. A tractor trailer pulled out of an industrial park and snapped the cable. The cable swung towards the bucket truck causing employee 1, who was wearing a harness, to jump out of the bucket truck to avoid being hit by the cable. Employee 1 sustained a fractured rib and a back injury. The cable then swung through some trees and hit employee 2, who was on the ground. Employee 2 sustained a leg injury.
Incident Summary
On June 30, 2020, a worker at Jam - N Cable in NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey suffered fractures to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system, with boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 64 severe injury reports involving "Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system injuries.
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| Sep 23, 2015 | Roof Commander, Inc | WINTER GARDEN, Florida | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hosp. |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Agtegra Cooperative | HURON, South Dakota | Fractures | Hosp. |
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