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Casella Waste Management

Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified — Fractures — ORRINGTON, MAINE

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Casella Waste Management in ORRINGTON, MAINE
Employer Casella Waste Management Report ID 20171212063
Address Stonewall Street City, State ZIP ORRINGTON, MAINE 04474
Event Date December 19, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified Source of Injury Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Secondary Source Delivery truck or van
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 44.74000, -68.79000

Incident Narrative

An employee was riding on a trash truck when another vehicle failed to stop and crashed into the back of the trash truck. The employee's leg was pinned between the two vehicles, and she suffered a compound fracture that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On December 19, 2017, a worker at Casella Waste Management in ORRINGTON, MAINE suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as roadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified, with garbage, recycling, or refuse truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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