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Union Paving & Construction Co., Inc.

Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Union Paving & Construction Co., Inc. in TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY
Employer Union Paving & Construction Co., Inc. Report ID 2022087765
Address GSP Mile Marker 114.7 City, State ZIP TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY 07724
Event Date August 31, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.18000, -74.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting a pipe in a trench about 3 feet deep. When he stood up, his head hit the wall of the trench and he suffered a neck injury.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2022, a worker at Union Paving & Construction Co., Inc. in TINTON FALLS, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck against stationary object or equipment while rising, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 62 severe injury reports involving "Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising injuries.

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