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
| Employer | Waste Management of West Virginia, Inc. |
| Address | 915 Riverside Drive |
| City, State ZIP | GASSAWAY, West Virginia 26624 |
| Report ID | 2020010123 |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.66993, -80.76633 |
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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.
Context
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