Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Advanced Disposal, Avalon Mall , ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA 30009
on — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c., affecting the multiple pelvic region locations.
Final narrative
An employee was injured and required hospitalization for a crushed pelvis and ruptured urethra when a waste compactor was activated and the anchor bolts holding it down broke, trapping the employee between the compactor and a wall.
HospitalizedMultiple pelvic region locationsTrash compactors
On March 11, 2021, a temporary employee was on a route picking up garbage. While he was cycling the hopper, a metal pole sprung out and struck him in the face, resulting in facial fractures that required hospitalization.
An employee returned to the scale house after dumping at the landfill. He parked his vehicle on the ramp. As he stepped out of the truck, he missed the ramp and fell onto the concrete sidewalk. His left hip fractured.
A temporary employee had been picking up trash cans and dumping them in the rear loader of a garbage truck. At the time of the incident, he was helping the truck driver back up in the street. As the driver was backing up, the employee's right hand (finger) was caught between the rear loader and a 4 x 4 piece of wood, resulting in a finger amputation.
An employee fell from the back of a garbage truck to the ground near the road. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured skull and a back strain. The employee also had a seizure and/or a brain bleed.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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