Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — EULESS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC in EULESS, TEXAS
Employer Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC Report ID 2017010950
Address 800 Mosier Valley Road City, State ZIP EULESS, TEXAS 76040
Event Date January 30, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.80000, -97.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing beside his truck while a truck next to him was emptying a roll-off container. The door of the roll-off container opened and struck the employee on the lower back. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2017, a worker at Allied Waste Services of Fort Worth, LLC in EULESS, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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