Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Waste Connections, 140126 Mitchell Heights Rd., MITCHELL, NEBRASKA 69357
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was dumping a 90 gallon cart at a customer's building. The cart got wedged in the truck. The employee climbed onto the truck to dislodge the cart, lost his balance, and fell from the vehicle striking his head resulting in a laceration and a concussion.
HospitalizedBrainGarbage, recycling, or refuse truck
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