Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Waste Management of Central Mississippi
Start: 11/14/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171110929 · 11/14/2017 · Waste Management of Central Mississippi

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name: Waste Management of Central Mississippi
Location: 2600 Ken Karyl Avenue, VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39180
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on the rear left platform of a refuse truck. His right leg was on the truck's tailgate while the sweep blade was operating. The sweep blade then struck and lacerated his upper right leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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