Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Disposal Services of Georgia, Jordan Lake Dr, MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30062
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was attempting the grab a black box that was going into a waste disposal truck's hopper when the hopper's blade struck and injured the employee's hand.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedGarbage, recycling, or refuse truck
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