Fractures

Name: Fractures at Waste Management of WV, Inc.
Start: 1/21/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010706 · 1/21/2019 · Waste Management of WV, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Secondary source: Parking lot-paved

Employer

Name: Waste Management of WV, Inc.
Location: 28 Johnsonville Road, CHESTER, WEST VIRGINIA, 26034
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After scraping ice off a garbage truck's windshield, an employee fell while stepping down from the cab. The employee landed on the concrete of the parking lot about 2 feet below, suffering a broken left femur.

Source

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