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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2020076601 · 7/14/2020 · Central Texas Refuse Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Central Texas Refuse Inc.
Location
4605 Ave A, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78751
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was picking up trash on a route and operating the levers that put the sweep blade into motion to sweep recycling materials into the body of the rear-load truck. The sweep blade knocked some of the material out of the hopper. The employee was pushing material back into the hopper when his left hand was caught by the sweep blade. The thumb on his left hand was pinched and broken.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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