Injured by object handled by person n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Winters Bros. Waste Systems, 107 Mahan Street, WEST BABYLON, NEW YORK 11704
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a garbage truck after dropping off a load when his hand was lacerated on a piece of glass that was stuck behind the truck's blade. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery to remove the glass.
An employee was on the top of a garbage truck, untangling the hook of a winch cable. He slipped and fell, landing about 13 feet below on his back and right arm. He suffered a dislocated right elbow and a broken right hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was rolling up the landing gear on his trailer when the handle began to unwind and struck his face, fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
A maintenance employee was working to place a 120-pound metal screen on top of a machine before installation, with the help of another employee. The injured employee's right ring finger was pinched between the screen and the machine and the fingertip was partially amputated.
An employee was assisting three coworkers with loading a fall protection metal storage cage onto a wooden pallet. Their right index finger was pinched between the pallet and the bottom of the cage, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was helping another employee load stock material onto a press brake when the stock slipped. The injured employee's right index finger was caught between the press brake die and the stock, resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.
An employee was moving a toolbox from a pallet to the sales floor when his left middle finger got caught between the toolbox and the concrete floor, resulting in a fingertip amputation of the distal digit.
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