MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI—
Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc
Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicle · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc, 4117 Highway 98 West, MCCOMB, MISSISSIPPI 39648 on — Fractures , affecting the Rib(s), oblique area.
Final narrative
An employee was operating the compaction levers on a truck when a motor vehicle crashed into the back of the stopped truck. The employee sustained fractured ribs and contusions.
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CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI—
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An employee was riding on the back of a refuse vehicle while moving to another set of trash containers. Their foot slipped off the rear of the truck and they fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right leg.
CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI—
Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc.
An employee was mounting a riding step on the rear of a truck when his right hand entered the truck's hopper and the blade cycled, resulting in crush injuries to the tip of his thumb.
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI—
Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc.
An employee had finished a shift ollecting recycling material and was hospitalized for heat stress/dehydration.
RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI—
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.
An employee became dehydrated and developed heat exhaustion while collecting residential waste.
BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI—
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.
An employee was working outdoors performing waste collection activities on a residential route and suffered heat exhaustion.
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