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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018021437 · 2/12/2018 · Waste Connections of Arkansas, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Secondary source
Bags, sacks

Employer

Name
Waste Connections of Arkansas, Inc.
Location
10 County Road 510, MIDWAY, ARKANSAS, 72651
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a dumpster into the rear loading garbage truck. A bag of trash fell from the dumpster. As the employee put his hand over his head to block the trash, he placed his hand in a pinch point and inadvertently activated the winch of the truck, resulting in compound fractures to his left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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