Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at WCA
Start: 5/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054862 · 5/18/2018 · WCA

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source: Trash compactors

Employer

Name: WCA
Location: 9720 Ruffino Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77031
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was observing a driver trainee dumping a loaded trash compactor when he was struck by the compactor's metal container door, causing him to fall backwards and strike his head on the ground, suffering a laceration to the back of his head.

Source

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