Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RGB Disposal Services, 191 Poe Place, PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY 08854
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
A sanitation truck driver's arm was caught between his truck and a dumpster. The driver sustained lacerations on his arm.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedGarbage, recycling, or refuse truck
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