Port Newark Maintenance and Repair
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures — NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Port Newark Maintenance and Repair | Report ID | 2022021364 |
| Address | 240 Tyler St. | City, State ZIP | NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07114 |
| Event Date | February 12, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hand(s), except finger(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Source of Injury | Structural metal materials, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 488310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.69000, -74.14000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was fabricating a cage out of steel stock and angle iron. The employee was moving a piece of flat stock to get to a specific piece of angle iron from within a pile of steel. He hooked a choked sling onto one side of the flat stock and lifted it a few feet off the ground with an overhead crane. He then bent down and began pulling the angle iron he needed. The elevated flat stock slipped out of the sling and fell, contacting his head and landing on both of his hands. The employee sustained a fractured left knuckle, severe swelling in the right hand, and a half-inch laceration on the right side of the head.
Incident Summary
On February 12, 2022, a worker at Port Newark Maintenance and Repair in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with structural metal materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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