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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021021576 · 2/22/2021 · COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, LP

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Trash compactors

Employer

Name
COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, LP
Location
2010 CALIFORNIA CROSSING, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75220
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was about to unload the garbage from a garbage compactor. When he released the lever on the door, it swung open and struck him in the face. He suffered a broken nose and a facial laceration.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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