Fractures

Name: Fractures at WM - Northwest Transfer Station
Start: 7/25/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025077259 · 7/25/2025 · WM - Northwest Transfer Station

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by door, gate, window
Source: Doors, hatches vehicle and machine cabin
Secondary source: Other semi, tractor-trailer

Employer

Name: WM - Northwest Transfer Station
Location: 6710 N Industrial Road, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53223
NAICS: 562998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was opening a door to a semi trailer at the facility and his hand was caught between the door and another parked semi. The employee's left index finger was fractured and thumb muscles were injured. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown