Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jaeger Lumber and Supply, 133 Main Street, MADISON, NEW JERSEY 07940
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a hand truck to unload cabinets from a delivery truck. While unloading a large pantry cabinet, the employee fell and the cabinet landed on top of his leg/ankle. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.
An employee was walking to their truck to look for a lid. When they stepped between the truck and a dock plate, they sustained a knee injury that required surgery.
An employee was standing on plant bed timbers, using a powered hand trimmer to trim the shrubs in the plant bed. The timber gave way, breaking into several pieces. The employee lost balance and fell with the trimmer in his hand. He suffered a severe laceration to the right wrist and hand.
An employee was loading phosphoric acid onto a rail car and preparing to secure the rail car for transport. While repositioning the loadout spout to secure it back to the drip pan holster on the dock, the spout contacted the handrail of the rail car, causing the employee to lose balance. The employee stepped back and their right foot entered the opening for the rail car, causing him to twist/pivot on his left leg. The employee's lower left leg was fractured.
On November 14, 2023, an employee was receiving a delivery from a truck when some of the merchandise fell from the truck s lift and struck him. He then fell to the ground and his head struck the sidewalk, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 337110)
An employee fell to an office floor, landing on her right side and suffering a broken hip, a broken right arm, and a concussion. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was clearing a small piece of wood that had jammed in the back of a machine. A cutting blade in the machine lacerated the employee's right forearm. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift to travel from the warehouse to the breakroom area. The forklift struck the breakroom wall, causing a fracture/crush injury to his left foot.
An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a table saw. The wood bound in the saw, which then pulled the employee's right hand into the blade. His middle finger was cut and fractured.
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.