Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Veolia Water North America, 1 West 30th Street, KENNER, LOUISIANA 70065
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
A new employee was observing an experienced employee on how to connect a yard mule to a dump trailer. The fifth wheel on the yard mule and the king pin on the trailer did not engage. The driver did not realize that they did not engage and the injured employee was caught between the cab and the trailer. The injured employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableOff-road or industrial vehicle-powered, n.e.c
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