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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023087327 · 8/11/2023 · Waste Pro USA - Gautier

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Waste Pro USA - Gautier
Location
2200 Block, PASCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI, 39563
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on the back of a truck and activated the sweep blade which pulls trash into the body of the truck. The blade stuck and fractured the employee's right leg and the employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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