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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018054869 · 5/18/2018 · Curbside Waste Systems

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Curbside Waste Systems
Location
1550 Northside Drive, CONYERS, GEORGIA, 30012
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was under the waste collection truck he had been driving, adjusting the rear driver-side brakes. The truck was idling and began rolling downhill, running over the employee and crushing his legs and abdomen.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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