Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Window & Door Mfg, Inc, 24-36 Fadem Road, SPRINGFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07081
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing a sheet of glass from a window sash when the glass slipped and the employee suffered a deep cut to his right leg. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
HospitalizedLeg(s), unspecifiedGlass building materials
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