Waste Pro

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — POCAHONTAS, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Pro in 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

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