ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY·
Public Service Electric & Gas
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Public Service Electric & Gas, 234 Tyron Ave, ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY 07631 on , Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
Employees were working on an excavation to expose underground gas lines for repair. The backhoe operator pulled up the digging stabilizers and turned his chair around to drive the machine away from the excavation. As the operator turned his chair, the headrest on the back of the chair caught the boom joystick, causing the boom to swing to the right. The injured employee who was near the backhoe was struck in the chest by the backhoe boom and pushed up against the dump truck, resulting in 5 rib fractures, a punctured lung, and heart arrythmia.
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