PEARL, MISSISSIPPI—
True Blue Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at True Blue Inc, 397 Roberts Street, PEARL, MISSISSIPPI 39208 on — Amputations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was working on the back of a garbage truck and saw a piece of metal. When he reached in to retrieve it, his hand got caught in the compactor.
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