Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Texas Disposal Systems
Start: 7/13/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076473 · 7/13/2017 · Texas Disposal Systems

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head, unspecified
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Secondary source: Heat-environmental

Employer

Name: Texas Disposal Systems
Location: 22201 Briar Cliff Drive, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78769
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee suffered heat stress while dumping trash cans on a garbage truck, becoming lightheaded and losing consciousness. The employee then fell and struck their head on the truck frame, suffering a head laceration that required stitches. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown