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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241111002 · 11/26/2024 · Waste Management of PA

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Leg(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle
Source
Garbage trucks
Secondary source
Concrete paving machines, pavers

Employer

Name
Waste Management of PA
Location
742 Harding Ave, BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA, 19007
NAICS
562212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was riding on the back of a truck (passenger side rear step), loading trash into the vehicle. When the truck backed up, their leg was crushed and pinned between the truck and a parked paving machine. He sustained an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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