New Jersey Natural Gas
Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments — WALL TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | New Jersey Natural Gas | Report ID | 2023087264 |
| Address | 1415 Wyckoff Road | City, State ZIP | WALL TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY 07719 |
| Event Date | August 10, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode | Source of Injury | Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker |
| Secondary Source | Trailers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 221210 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.21000, -74.12000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was tying down a tractor on a flatbed trailer with tie down chains. He then stepped back off the trailer to the ground, and felt pain in his left hip. The employee sustained a torn hip flexor.
Incident Summary
On August 10, 2023, a worker at New Jersey Natural Gas in WALL TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY suffered major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments to the hip(s). The incident was classified as boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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