Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Tiger Sanitation, LLC

Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object — Amputations — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tiger Sanitation, LLC in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Tiger Sanitation, LLC Report ID 2022087256
Address Terlingua Bend City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78261
Event Date August 16, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object Source of Injury Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Secondary Source SUV, sports utility vehicle
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.67000, -98.42000

Incident Narrative

A sanitation truck started rolling away without its driver. The driver ran to the truck and began to get in to stop it, but it side-swiped an SUV. The driver was pinned between the SUV and the sanitation truck, suffering a broken arm, injuries to both legs, and an amputated fingertip.

Incident Summary

On August 16, 2022, a worker at Tiger Sanitation, LLC in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object, with garbage, recycling, or refuse truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 299 severe injury reports involving "Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object injuries.

See all reports for Tiger Sanitation, LLC.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Feb 18, 2022 FHI, LLC MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Oct 26, 2019 Savvy Staffing Solutions, LLC WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS Fractures Hosp.
Jul 25, 2016 Fastenal Company SPRING, TEXAS Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Hosp.
Aug 25, 2016 DELTA AIR LINES, INC. JAMAICA, NEW YORK Fractures Hosp.
May 28, 2016 LOWE'S HOME CENTERS INC. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA Fractures Hosp.
Feb 5, 2017 Tops Markets Distribution Center LANCASTER, NEW YORK Crushing injuries Hosp.
Aug 27, 2021 Baraboo - Sysco Food Services, Inc. BARABOO, WISCONSIN Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Dec 30, 2022 Kahlua Martinez Construction AUSTIN, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports