Employee was finishing shift and had forgotten lunch pale at break room. While walking back EE ducked underneath a conveyor belt support, EE's hard hat fell off and EE struck EE's head on steel support resulting in laceration on top of head. Ten stitches required.
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Heavy Materials LLC · Struck against stationary object
Eastern Concrete Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object
Employee was climbing into cab of water truck in order to wet the yard to keep the dust under control and struck his left elbow on the door of the truck.
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NJ · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
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Eastern Concrete Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object
Employee was working by plant and reached down to pick something up causing his hard hat to fall off. He then went to reach for his hardhat and hit and lacerated his head on a steel support.
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