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Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

1 hospitalization · 2016043070 · 4/12/2016 · Republic Servcies, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Republic Servcies, Inc.
Location
4704 Commercial Drive NW, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35816
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a pile of limbs from the curb side into the back of a garbage truck. The employee's glove was caught in the hydraulic packing blade of the truck, injuring three fingers and requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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