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Fractures

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
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