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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024087893 · 8/26/2024 · BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Trash compactors, shredders
Secondary source
Container caps, lids, covers

Employer

Name
BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP
Location
802 S Carancahua St., CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78401
NAICS
562998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee got out of his truck and began rotating the two-yard compactor by hand in order to position the can for service. While moving the compactor, the metal lid folded backward toward the employee's hands, crushing and fracturing his left index and middle fingers. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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