Fractures

Name: Fractures at Allied Waste Services, Inc.
Start: 7/20/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021075937 · 7/20/2021 · Allied Waste Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(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: Allied Waste Services, Inc.
Location: Jewish Community Center, BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02135
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A winch on a waste collection vehicle was reeling in cable. An employee's left hand was caught between the cable and the vehicle; the employee suffered three broken bones and a laceration to the hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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