Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Casella Waste Systems
Start: 8/20/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088609 · 8/20/2019 · Casella Waste Systems

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified

Employer

Name: Casella Waste Systems
Location: Transfer Station, NEWFIELD, NEW YORK, 14867
NAICS: 562219
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was shutting the doors on a scrap trailer when he slipped and fell onto a sharp object that caused a 4-inch wide and 1-inch deep laceration to his left knee (2 inches below).

Source

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