Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Shore Shot Pistol Range, 730 Airport Rd #4, LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY 08701
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the eye(s).
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Final narrative
The injured employee was bracing a lever-action rifle on a counter top in a range booth while employee 2 was working to dislodge a cartridge that was stuck in the rifle chamber. While employee 2 was using a hammer to tap the round out, the primer ignited and the round detonated. A fragment from the brass shell casing struck the injured employee near their left eye socket and penetrated their left eye. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was sitting in the cab of the truck while waste oxidizer was being offloaded. The waste reacted with the receiving tank and an explosion occurred in the tank. Fire traveled through the hose to the tanker truck, causing it to explode. The employee jumped from the burning truck and was hospitalized with burns to his face, chest, and arms.
An employee was installing piping and valves for fire protection systems in the vicinity of an electrical meter outside of a new warehouse. The meter exploded, causing burns to the employee's face and arms.
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An employee was setting up the electrical parts for a fireworks display. They were inserting an e-match when it generated friction with something else. A 3-inch firework shell ignited, injuring the employee's hand and head.
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