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JAMES D. MORRISSEY, INC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JAMES D. MORRISSEY, INC. in NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer JAMES D. MORRISSEY, INC. Report ID 2020088057
Address Eureka Stone Quarry - Asphalt Plant, 911 Swamp Road City, State ZIP NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 18940
Event Date August 25, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Construction debris
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.26000, -74.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the bottom lock area of a raised dump truck bed when a chunk of asphalt fell down the bed and hit him, fracturing his ankle.

Incident Summary

On August 25, 2020, a worker at JAMES D. MORRISSEY, INC. in NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with construction debris identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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