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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019011151 · 1/31/2019 · A-1 Refuse, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Jaw, chin
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
A-1 Refuse, LLC
Location
American Environmental Landfill, SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA, 74063
NAICS
562119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a trash bucket and had raised the bucket to open the side trap doors in order to scrape out debris when the handle that raises/lowers the bucket was struck. The bucket then came down and struck the employee in the face. The employee sustained eye socket damage to the right side and a broken jaw.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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