Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC

Struck by discharged object or substance — Cuts, lacerations — FORT WORTH, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC in FORT WORTH, TEXAS
Employer Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC Report ID 2016098490
Address 6200 Elliott Reeder Rd. City, State ZIP FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76117
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 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.78000, -97.25000

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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