Metal Container Corp.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Sprains — NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Metal Container Corp. in NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK
Employer Metal Container Corp. Report ID 2022087725
Address 130 Breunig Road City, State ZIP NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK 12553
Event Date August 30, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Sprains Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Secondary Source Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332431 Inspection # 1619049
GPS Coordinates 41.48000, -74.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was about to clear a jam inside a can body maker. As he stepped up to open the body maker, with one hand on a control panel and the other on the body maker door, he suffered an electrical shock and fell. He was hospitalized, suffering from electrical shock and a severe knee sprain resulting from the fall.

Incident Summary

On August 30, 2022, a worker at Metal Container Corp. in NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK suffered sprains to the knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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