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Dislocation of joints

1 hospitalization · 2015053235 · 5/28/2015 · Waste Management of PA, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury
Dislocation of joints

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Walls

Employer

Name
Waste Management of PA, Inc.
Location
1154 West 16th Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16503
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a front end loader to load solid waste/refuse into trucks. The employee parked the front end loader parallel to a concrete wall. The employee exited the loader by stepping from the loader onto the concrete wall. The employee slipped off the concrete wall and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a laceration on the right side of his head, and dislocated his right shoulder. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to repair his dislocated right shoulder.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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