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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201211755 · 12/16/2020 · Republic Services of NJ LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower extremities, unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Republic Services of NJ LLC
Location
9 Frontage Rd., CLINTON, NEW JERSEY, 08809
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A driver was sitting in a garbage truck cab while the truck was checked for an air brake leak. The truck rolled over the chock at its rear wheel and began to roll down a slight incline in the parking lot. The driver jumped out of the cab, and the truck ran over his left foot and ankle (first the front steering tire, then the dual rear tires on the driver's side). The employee suffered a foot/ankle injury resulting in partial amputation and hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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