Cuts, lacerations

Name: Cuts, lacerations at Waste Management of St. Tammany, LA
Start: 10/24/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011105 · 10/24/2019 · Waste Management of St. Tammany, LA

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name: Waste Management of St. Tammany, LA
Location: 2685 Hwy 190 West / Gause Blvd. West, SLIDELL, LOUISIANA, 70460
NAICS: 562219
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee was loading garbage into a hopper of a residential garbage truck. As the packer panel mechanism was activated, the employee's right hand was caught in a pinch point, causing a severe laceration to the thumb from the sweep blade. The employee required surgery.

Source

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