Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC
Struck by discharged object or substance - Cuts, lacerations - FORT WORTH, Texas
| Employer | Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC |
| Address | 6200 Elliott Reeder Rd. |
| City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, Texas 76117 |
| Report ID | 2016098490 |
| Event Date | September 8, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations |
| Body Part | Lower leg(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| Source of Injury | Bundles, bales |
| Secondary Source | Banding, baling, strapping machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 562111 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.78033, -97.25535 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was standing between a parked forklift and the discharge side of an automatic-ejecting baler. The baler pushed out a bale and pinned the employee's calf between the bale and the fork of the forklift, lacerating the employee's lower leg.
Incident Summary
On September 8, 2016, a worker at Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC in FORT WORTH, Texas suffered cuts, lacerations to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with bundles, bales identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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