Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Covanta Delaware Valley, L.P.
Start: 2/19/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024021536 · 2/19/2024 · Covanta Delaware Valley, L.P.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle
Source: Skid-steer loaders, mini loaders
Secondary source: Excavators

Employer

Name: Covanta Delaware Valley, L.P.
Location: 10 Highland Avenue, CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 19013
NAICS: 562213
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was backing up a skid steer from a fuel tank after refueling and struck a parked excavator, resulting in an avulsion injury to their upper right leg.

Source

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