Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1404568.015 - New Jersey Department Of Transportation - West Amwell Maintenance Yard

Inspection Information - Office: Nj-Ce-Trenton (Safety) New Jersey Department Of Labor And Workforce Development

Inspection Nr: 1404568.015

Report ID: 0253420

Date Opened: 05/29/2019

Site Address:
New Jersey Department Of Transportation - West Amwell Maintenance Yard
Rt 29 North Southbound Milepost 17.7- 18.0
Lambertville, NJ 08530

Mailing Address:
1035 Parkway Ave. P.O. Box 600, Trenton, NJ 08625

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 561210/Facilities Support Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/29/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/18/2019

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 116673.015

Event: 05/12/2019

Employee incurs chest injuries after being thrown into berm

On May 12, 2019, an employee was cutting a section of a downed telephone pole to free a coworker's chain saw. After removing the chainsaw, stored tension in the telephone wires caused one of the saw cuts to close and the section of the pole to snap back releasing the tension in the wires. The wires then struck the employee and the coworker and pushed both of them off to the side of the road. The employee was thrown into a berm and suffered multiple broken ribs and a dislocated wrist, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Chain Saw, Chest, Cutting, Dislocated, Fracture, Puncture, Rib, Struck Against, Struck By, Utility Pole, Wrist

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1404568.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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