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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 20171212375 · 12/30/2017 · Waste Management

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Wrist(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Waste Management
Location
8611 Covel Road, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78252
NAICS
562212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating an excavator to load off-road trucks with soil. He slipped while dismounting the excavator, causing him to lose grip of the grab bar and fall to the ground. He attempted to break his fall and fractured his right wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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