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Fractures and soft tissue injuries

1 hospitalization · 2025043415 · 4/12/2025 · Winters Bros. Waste Systems

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and elbow(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures and soft tissue injuries

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet
Source
Garbage trucks
Secondary source
Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified

Employer

Name
Winters Bros. Waste Systems
Location
17 Broadway, LYNBROOK, NEW YORK, 11563
NAICS
562219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the top of a garbage truck, untangling the hook of a winch cable. He slipped and fell, landing about 13 feet below on his back and right arm. He suffered a dislocated right elbow and a broken right hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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