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Concussions

1 hospitalization · 2015086194 · 8/27/2015 · Waste Connections

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Brain
Nature of injury
Concussions

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Waste Connections
Location
140126 Mitchell Heights Rd., MITCHELL, NEBRASKA, 69357
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dumping a 90 gallon cart at a customer's building. The cart got wedged in the truck. The employee climbed onto the truck to dislodge the cart, lost his balance, and fell from the vehicle striking his head resulting in a laceration and a concussion.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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