Fractures

Name: Fractures at Waste Connections Of Oklahoma City
Start: 7/14/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023076271 · 7/14/2023 · Waste Connections Of Oklahoma City

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name: Waste Connections Of Oklahoma City
Location: 7600 SW 15th St, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73128
NAICS: 562212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A temporary employee had been working in the spotter's shack to send trucks to areas of the landfill. The employee left the spotter's shack and was walking when they were struck by a reversing truck. The employee was knocked to the ground and the truck ran over them over. The employee sustained fractures to the sternum and ribs.

Source

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