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Bruises, contusions

1 hospitalization · 2024043718 · 4/29/2024 · Waste Management of PA

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury
Bruises, contusions

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Garbage trucks
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Waste Management of PA
Location
1224 HAYES BLVD, BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA, 19007
NAICS
562212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working as a runner on the back of a rear-load garbage truck. Their left hand was crushed between the packer blade and the sidewall of the hopper. The employee sustained a contusion to the hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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