CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS—
BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP, 802 S Carancahua St., CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78401 on — Fractures , affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
The injured employee got out of his truck and began rotating the two-yard compactor by hand in order to position the can for service. While moving the compactor, the metal lid folded backward toward the employee's hands, crushing and fracturing his left index and middle fingers. He was hospitalized for surgery.
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