TRENTON, NEW JERSEY—
Edward H. Cray
Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was unloading poles with another employee when one employee dropped his end of the pole and the other end bounced and hit the injured employee in the jaw. The employee was hospitalized with a broken jawbone.
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