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Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

1 hospitalization · 2025043131 · 4/3/2025 · Winters Bros. Waste Systems

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event
Injured by object handled by person n.e.c.
Source
Chips, shards, fibers glass
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Winters Bros. Waste Systems
Location
107 Mahan Street, WEST BABYLON, NEW YORK, 11704
NAICS
562219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a garbage truck after dropping off a load when his hand was lacerated on a piece of glass that was stuck behind the truck's blade. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery to remove the glass.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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