Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Waste Connections of Arkansas, Inc., 10 County Road 510, MIDWAY, ARKANSAS 72651
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was loading a dumpster into the rear loading garbage truck. A bag of trash fell from the dumpster. As the employee put his hand over his head to block the trash, he placed his hand in a pinch point and inadvertently activated the winch of the truck, resulting in compound fractures to his left hand.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedGarbage, recycling, or refuse truck
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