Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WILDWOODS CONVENTION CENTER (SMG), 4501 BOARDWALK, WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY 08260
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
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Final narrative
An employee was breaking down equipment and was found laying on the ground with head trauma and lacerations. Pieces of support truss were nearby.
On September 25, 2023, an employee was working in the body department installing doors, hoods, and tailgates. The employee finished their shift and was hospitalized later that evening for a back injury.
An employee was struck by the counterweight of a moving powered industrial truck. They were hospitalized with a fractured left ankle and fractured right leg, and underwent surgery.
An employee was at a temporary job site setting up for a conference when she slipped on soap on the floor in a room and fell onto her back, resulting in vertebral compression fractures in her lower back that required hospitalization and surgery.
The injured employee was walking down the ramp from the employee entrance when another employee lost their grip on a garbage cart. The garbage cart struck the injured employee, resulting in hospitalization with a right hip fracture that required surgery.
An employee was walking the show floor. While placing/applying graphics, he tripped and fell over a raised area of the carpet. A utility hose and cord ran underneath the carpet. The employee was hospitalized with a hernia and required surgery.
An employee was tossing hay through a second-story barn window. One of his hands was caught in a net holding a bale of hay, and he was pulled through the window. He suffered a head injury and broken ribs.
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.