Waste Management Biloxi Transfer Station, LLC

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire - Cuts, lacerations - BILOXI, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management Biloxi Transfer Station, LLC in BILOXI, Mississippi
Employer Waste Management Biloxi Transfer Station, LLC
Address 14339 Hudson Krohn Road
City, State ZIP BILOXI, Mississippi 39532
Report ID 2018055271
Event Date May 30, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Source of Injury Hoses
Industry (NAICS) 562111
Inspection # 1357371
GPS Coordinates 30.48282, -88.93824

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Incident Narrative

An employee was checking the progress of waste being ejected from a walking floor trailer when a pressurized hydraulic hose blew apart. The employee's lower leg was lacerated.

Incident Summary

On May 30, 2018, a worker at Waste Management Biloxi Transfer Station, LLC in BILOXI, Mississippi suffered cuts, lacerations to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire, with hoses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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