Waste Connections

A mechanic was replacing the passenger's side airbag on the rear end of a truck when the driver's side airbag on the rear end blew and the employee sustained injury to the left hand, wrist and forearm. The employee sustained fractures that required hospitalization and surgery.

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.

An employee was transporting a container across the street to the trash truck when he was struck by a vehicle. He sustained lower back bruising, a left leg fracture, and a laceration to the back of his head.

An employee was in the middle of a roundabout when they were struck by a vehicle, resulting in injuries to their head, neck, back, hips and legs.

An employee was walking from the car to get to work when they were struck by a motor vehicle on an access road. The employee sustained a left ankle fracture and head bruising.

An employee was leaving their vehicle to place cones on the street for traffic control. A car struck the employee, who suffered a broken cheekbone. The employee was hospitalized.

After cleaning the sidewalks on one side of a street, an employee was crossing the street to clean the sidewalk on the other side. A car struck him, and he suffered a head injury.

An employee was operating the compaction levers on a truck when a motor vehicle crashed into the back of the stopped truck. The employee sustained fractured ribs and contusions.

A maintenance employee was moving a forklift from the loading dock when the forklift fell off the dock. The employee was struck by the overhead portion of the roll bar, injuring his right knee. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

An employee was collecting garbage when they suffered muscle cramping and were hospitalized due to dehydration.

An employee was climbing a truck-mounted ladder when the ladder broke, resulting in hospitalization with a fractured left leg.

An employee was standing on the driver side rear step of a trash truck while traveling down a road to collect residential trash. The employee went to signal the driver and slipped off the step while the truck was traveling 8-9 miles per hour. He fell 18 inches to the ground and was hospitalized with a fractured ankle that required surgery.

After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.

An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.

An employee was inspecting flares processes. The employee received burns to the front side of the body, face and arm from the flares.

An employee was removing plastic material from a production line when the machine cycled and amputated his left index, ring, and little fingers.

An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.