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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2021053880 · 5/11/2021 · LC Personnel

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
LC Personnel
Location
4219 N. Highway 146, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77520
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to pick up trash from the side of the street. Their right index finger was fractured by the lifting mechanism on the trash truck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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