Waste Management
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified — FORT WORTH, TEXAS
| Employer | Waste Management | Report ID | 20171110968 |
| Address | 7532 Olympia Trail | City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76137 |
| Event Date | November 15, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Benches, workbenches, saw horses |
| Industry (NAICS) | 562998 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.87000, -97.27000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a residential route picking up bulk items in a trash rear-load truck when his left middle finger was caught and crushed between a gap in a saw horse. The side of his finger was also cut open from the knuckle to the fingernail.
Incident Summary
On November 15, 2017, a worker at Waste Management in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with benches, workbenches, saw horses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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