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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021032307 · 3/17/2021 · Waste Management

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Tires, inner tubes, wheels, unspecified
Secondary source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Waste Management
Location
13505 N 216th Street, BENNINGTON, NEBRASKA, 68007
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading tires from a truck at the transfer station. The employee opened a box on the truck to dump the tires and when he opened the door, a tire came loose from an elevated position and struck his left leg. The employee sustained a broken tibia and fibula.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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