Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sunbelt Rentals, 1400 Federal Blvd., CARTERET, NEW JERSEY 07008
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
Carteret Police called and notified office that a truck tipped over and hit a cell tower.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
An employee was loading a machine onto a trailer deck in the parking lot of the facility. The tilting deck returned to its horizontal position, causing the employee step backward and catch his right foot in the channel beam on the front of the trailer bed. The employee sustained injuries to his right foot, ankle, and right forearm.
An employee was in a scissor lift, loading it onto a trailer bed. The scissor lift skidded and went down the side of the trailer bed; the employee was ejected onto a paved parking lot. The employee suffered a scraped elbow and a broken left femur near the hip socket.
An employee was driving an excavator that went off the road and tipped over. The employee was hospitalized with fractures and internal injuries. Their left arm was partially amputated.
An employee was backing a concrete delivery truck down a temporary road when a portion of the road collapsed. This caused the truck to roll into a drainage ditch; the employee sustained three left rib fractures and soft tissue damage.
An employee was driving a skid steer down an unimproved road when the vehicle hit an ice patch, left the roadway, and rolled downhill several times. The employee jumped from the skid sheer and was crushed by the vehicle at the bottom of the hill, resulting in multiple rib fractures as well as injuries to the legs, neck, and lungs.
An employee was making a grocery delivery on a scooter when the scooter hit a bump on the road. The employee fell off the scooter and suffered a fractured collar bone.
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