Struck against stationary object or equipment, unspecified · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Symrise, Inc, 180 Industrial Parkway, BRANCHBURG, NEW JERSEY 08853
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting a drip coming from a water line. The employee bumped his head on a compressed air storage tank and sustained a concussion, neck strain, and injured disks in the lower back. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was picking up some brick that had fallen by the roller track. He walked under the packaging exit rollers and struck his head on a crossbar, sustaining a concussion and whiplash.
An employee was getting out of a yard truck to go into a warehouse to get paperwork when his left calf was caught on the hook attached to the truck's battery box. The employee sustained a laceration.
An employee was cleaning a vehicle when their left thigh struck the corner of a stone column, resulting in swelling that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was manually moving empty pallets in a warehouse. The employee struck their head on a racking system, suffered head injuries, and was hospitalized.
An employee was working to unjam an auger screw. The screw caught his glove, resulting in a severe open fracture to his left lower forearm. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was working in a warehouse without air conditioning on a day when the temperature outside was in the 90s. The employee developed heat stress, became ill, and was hospitalized.
An employee was walking in the middle of the track during heavy rain when he slipped on a rail transition and fell, hitting his arm on the rail. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left arm.
An employee was scraping down the sides of a mixing machine. The machine activated and her right arm was caught in the auger, resulting in a fractured lower arm.
Two employees were conducting a roll change on a rolling mill machine using a porter bar and a counterweight sleeve. The sleeve slid back and crushed the injured employee's right index fingertip between the sleeve and the counterweight, resulting in a partial amputation.
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.