EL DORADO, ARKANSAS—
Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLC
Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Clean Harbors El Dorado, LLC, 309 American Rd, EL DORADO, ARKANSAS 71730 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a truck transporting a roll-off container. The truck hit a bump, dislodging the roll-off container. The container then rolled backward off the truck, lifting the front end of the truck into the air. Once the container cleared the back of the truck, the front of the truck dropped back to the ground, injuring the employee's lower back.
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