Pep Boys-Manny, Moe, & Jack of Delaware, Incorporated
Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pep Boys-Manny, Moe, & Jack of Delaware, Incorporated, 10 N White Horse Pike, STRATFORD, NEW JERSEY 08084
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using an air hammer when a piece of metal struck their eye.
An employee was running pipe into a hole on a rig floor. He was still running the other joint into the hole when the laydown machine shot the joint of pipe. The pipe hit the employee in the jaw and he fell backward, suffering a fractured cheekbone.
An employee was in the yard area on a forklift pulling lumber. Inclement weather began and the employee stopped the forklift and was walking to a safe location when they were struck by flying debris from the high winds or tornado. The employee sustained a leg fracture.
After reassembly work on a ready-mix truck, an employee turned the truck on to check for leaks. The employee was standing on the truck platform, about 3 feet off the ground, when he heard an air leak. As he was turning off the truck, a flying bolt from the plate assembly struck his forehead and broke his skull. He was hospitalized.
An employee was working on the parking brake for a piece of equipment when the 60-pound tension plate on the parking break released, striking the employee and causing him to stumble backward and fall. The employee suffered a broken leg that required hospitalization.
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