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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2018055147 · 5/25/2018 · Waste Management-Pittsburgh Greenstar Recycling

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s) and back
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source
Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Secondary source
Ground, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Waste Management-Pittsburgh Greenstar Recycling
Location
4100 Grand Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15225
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pulling a piece of plastic off a bale of paper products at a loading dock. As the plastic broke free, he lost his balance and fell through the chain across the dock, landing on the ground about 2.5 to 3 feet below. He suffered multiple fractures to his shoulder and lower back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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