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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020021336 · 2/11/2020 · County Hauling LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name
County Hauling LLC
Location
1500 block of Main Street, WEST NEWTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15089
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was setting a garbage tote back on the ground after emptying it into the back of a garbage truck when the arm of the garbage truck sprung open and struck his right leg, fracturing it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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