OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221417157
VAN VARICK AND SONS INC.
WAYNE, NJ·
Event description
Employee suffers deep wrist laceration when cut by falling m
Investigation abstract
On December 2, 2021, an employee was helping a coworker lift metal sheet scraps into a dumpster, when the scraps slipped out of their hands. As the coworker let go of the falling scraps, the employee tried to catch them and suffered a deep laceration to the left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 18 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 889
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