Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident - Fractures - VANCE, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. in VANCE, Alabama
Employer Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.
Address 1 Mercedes Drive
City, State ZIP VANCE, Alabama 35490
Report ID 2015041853
Event Date April 9, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
Source of Injury Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
Secondary Source Walls
Industry (NAICS) 562211
Inspection # 1055420
GPS Coordinates 33.18631, -87.26080

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) and got her leg caught between the PIV and the wall resulting in a broken leg and ankle. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 9, 2015, a worker at Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. in VANCE, Alabama suffered fractures to the ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident, with industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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