# Avulsions, enucleations at BIG APPLE COMPACTOR COMPANY INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017043680` · 4/24/2017 · WOODSIDE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Tooth (teeth)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
- **Source:** Trash compactors
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** BIG APPLE COMPACTOR COMPANY INC.
- **Location:** 64-20 LAUREL HILL BLVD., WOODSIDE, NEW YORK, 11377
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a trash compactor off the shipping skid using a forklift. The compactor started to lean over and the employee was struck by the falling compactor as he tried to catch it. The employee suffered injuries to the face and mouth and lost a few teeth.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*