Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at City Recycling Corp.
Start: 5/5/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021053703 · 5/5/2021 · City Recycling Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: Loaders, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: City Recycling Corp.
Location: 151 Anthony St., BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11222
NAICS: 562119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was directing a roll-off container truck to reverse into position for dumping demolition debris when a grapple loader nearby reversed and pinned the employee's right arm against the side of the roll-off container truck. The employee's right arm was crushed.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown