Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at Good's Disposal Service, Inc.
Start: 12/9/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211377 · 12/9/2024 · Good's Disposal Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
Source: Roadway vehicle motorized, unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Good's Disposal Service, Inc.
Location: 235 South State Street, LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17540
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was guiding a solid waste truck as it backed up. Another vehicle, moving around the truck, struck the employee, and threw him into the air. He suffered broken ribs, bleeding in his chest, and a lung injury.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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