Fractures

Name: Fractures at Waste Management of WV Inc.
Start: 3/17/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032451 · 3/17/2023 · Waste Management of WV Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name: Waste Management of WV Inc.
Location: 1289 Steele Hollow Road, SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA, 25276
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was closing the tailgate of a garbage truck when their hand slipped. The tailgate fell and crushed the employee's right hand against the floor of the truck. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures and lacerations to their right hand.

Source

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