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Waste Management of West Virginia, Inc.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — GASSAWAY, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management of West Virginia, Inc. in GASSAWAY, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Waste Management of West Virginia, Inc. Report ID 2020010123
Address 915 Riverside Drive City, State ZIP GASSAWAY, WEST VIRGINIA 26624
Event Date January 6, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Industry (NAICS) 562212 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.67000, -80.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dumping an 8-yard rear-load container. A piece of furniture was caught between the scraper blade and the hopper seal. When the blade came down, it kicked the container off the truck and into the employee, who suffered bruising to the kidney, spleen, and liver, as well as possible fractures to ribs and/or vertebrae.

Incident Summary

On January 6, 2020, a worker at Waste Management of West Virginia, Inc. in GASSAWAY, WEST VIRGINIA suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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