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Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Cuts, lacerations — PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. Report ID 2020076301
Address 90 Springmeadow Court City, State ZIP PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA 15236
Event Date July 6, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Upper arm(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Blackboards, bulletin boards, mirrors, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.35000, -80.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was collecting trash in a residential neighborhood. The employee was placing a 3 x 3 foot mirror into the front-loading garbage truck when the mirror broke. The employee sustained a laceration to their left bicep.

Incident Summary

On July 6, 2020, a worker at Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. in PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA suffered cuts, lacerations to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with blackboards, bulletin boards, mirrors, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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