BAY HEAD, NEW JERSEY—
PKF Mark III, Inc.
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at PKF Mark III, Inc., NJTA Bayhead Substation Yard, BAY HEAD, NEW JERSEY 08742 on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee had been backfilling a previous excavation. As the employee walked along the duct bank, a portion of a steel support plate shifted and crushed the employee's leg. The employee's left femur was fractured.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY—
PKF Mark III, Inc.
An employee was installing steel piles. A pile snapped out of the connector and struck the employee's arm causing a compound fracture.
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE—
PKF MARK III, INC.
An employee was backing up a rough-terrain forklift with a dock section rigged to the forks. The forklift rolled over and the employee was bounced around inside the cab. The employee sustained fractures, a dislocated shoulder, contusions, and a laceration to the head area.
NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—
PKF MARK III, INC.
A crew was loading an excavator onto a drop deck trailer for hauling. As one employee was placing a steel plate on the deck, the excavator's boom was engaged and caught the employee's right hand. The employee's right middle finger was crushed, and had to be medically amputated.
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY—
PKF MARK III, INC.
During a commercial dive, an employee suffered an injury that resulted in an amputation to a left-hand finger.
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