Waste Pro
Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS
| Employer | Waste Pro | Report ID | 20161010092 |
| Address | Pizza Hut, 1826 US 67 N | City, State ZIP | POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS 72455 |
| Event Date | October 26, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Source of Injury | Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck |
| Secondary Source | Walls | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 562119 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.29000, -91.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A driver backed his waste truck up to a dumpster. Another employee got out of the truck and went to the rear of the loader to hook cables to the dumpster. The driver had the truck in neutral with the parking brake set. He accelerated the motor to pick up the dumpster and when doing so the truck rolled backwards and pinned the employee between a wall and the dumpster. The employee was hospitalized with a hairline fracture in his hip and internal injuries.
Incident Summary
On October 26, 2016, a worker at Waste Pro in POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with garbage, recycling, or refuse truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 299 severe injury reports involving "Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object injuries.
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