COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, LP

Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. — Fractures — DALLAS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, LP in DALLAS, TEXAS
Employer COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, LP Report ID 2021021576
Address 2010 CALIFORNIA CROSSING City, State ZIP DALLAS, TEXAS 75220
Event Date February 22, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. Source of Injury Trash compactors
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.86000, -96.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was about to unload the garbage from a garbage compactor. When he released the lever on the door, it swung open and struck him in the face. He suffered a broken nose and a facial laceration.

Incident Summary

On February 22, 2021, a worker at COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, LP in DALLAS, TEXAS suffered fractures to the nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c., with trash compactors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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