Fractures

Name: Fractures at Waste Management
Start: 10/19/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022109167 · 10/19/2022 · Waste Management

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name: Waste Management
Location: 1111 Bains Rd., SAINT FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70775
NAICS: 562998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cycling the packer on a rear-loading garbage truck. While his left hand was on the back of the truck, near the packer, the fingers were caught and broken between the packer's blade and the truck body.

Source

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