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Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — EMMAUS, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. in EMMAUS, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. Report ID 2015118865
Address 2120 3rd St City, State ZIP EMMAUS, PENNSYLVANIA 18049
Event Date November 23, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.52000, -75.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was positioning a 3-yard container to attach to a truck when his hand got pinched between the container and truck. He lacerated/fractured two fingers on his right hand and required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On November 23, 2015, a worker at Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. in EMMAUS, PENNSYLVANIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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