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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2018099754 · 9/20/2018 · Wastemanagement of IL Southwest - Rockdale

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Wastemanagement of IL Southwest - Rockdale
Location
Heritage Meadows Subdivision, PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS, 60585
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a waste management collection route. The employee was reaching under a broken cylinder of a tipper area when the cylinder crushed the employee's forearm, resulting in soft tissue damage. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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