CHAMPION CITY RECOVERY, LLC

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CHAMPION CITY RECOVERY, LLC in BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer CHAMPION CITY RECOVERY, LLC Report ID 2021032134
Address 138 WILDER STREET EXTENSION City, State ZIP BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02301
Event Date March 10, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Jaw, chin
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.11000, -71.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing an excavator's grapple arm pin with a hammer and a steel bar. The bar struck the employee's jaw, knocking the employee unconscious and causing an injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On March 10, 2021, a worker at CHAMPION CITY RECOVERY, LLC in BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the jaw, chin. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar) identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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