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Casella Waste

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Casella Waste in CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Employer Casella Waste Report ID 2016098745
Address 13 Rouce Street City, State ZIP CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03743
Event Date September 15, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.37000, -72.34000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hooking a dumpster up to a truck when his thumb was caught in a pinch point, breaking his distal phalange joint.

Incident Summary

On September 15, 2016, a worker at Casella Waste in CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. 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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