Eastern Metal Recycling USA Holdings LLC
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. - Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified - CAMDEN, New Jersey
| Employer | Eastern Metal Recycling USA Holdings LLC |
| Address | 1257 S. 2nd Street |
| City, State ZIP | CAMDEN, New Jersey 08104 |
| Report ID | 2022108754 |
| Event Date | October 5, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified |
| Body Part | Head and neck |
| Event Type | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423930 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.92978, -75.12781 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was lowering a trailer's landing gear so the trailer could be detached from the truck. The landing gear stopped lowering and would not move, even under higher tension applied using the low gear. An employee was looking under the trailer to find the problem when the crank spun back around under tension and struck his head. He suffered a scalp laceration and a neck injury.
Incident Summary
On October 5, 2022, a worker at Eastern Metal Recycling USA Holdings LLC in CAMDEN, New Jersey suffered multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the head and neck. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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