Fractures

Name: Fractures at Allied Waste Systems, Inc.
Start: 11/30/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211110263 · 11/30/2021 · Allied Waste Systems, Inc.

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: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: Allied Waste Systems, Inc.
Location: Republic Services of Oklahoma City, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73179
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a trash truck packing blade. The blade was on a forklift when it slid off the forks and struck the employee's right lower leg, resulting in a compound fracture.

Source

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