Waste Management of St. Tammany, LA
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Fractures — SLIDELL, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Waste Management of St. Tammany, LA | Report ID | 2018021582 |
| Address | 2685 Hwy 190 West / Gause Blvd. West | City, State ZIP | SLIDELL, LOUISIANA 70460 |
| Event Date | February 15, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck |
| Industry (NAICS) | 562219 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.30000, -89.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was testing the repair on the slide cylinder of a refuse truck by operating the packer panel lever with his left hand. When he engaged the lever, the cylinder linkage malfunctioned and caused the lever to abruptly kick in toward the side wall of the truck body crushing the upper half of the left index finger between the lever and side wall of the truck body resulting in a contusion and fracture.
Incident Summary
On February 15, 2018, a worker at Waste Management of St. Tammany, LA in SLIDELL, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with garbage, recycling, or refuse truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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