Frontier Waste Solutions
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — GRANBURY, TEXAS
| Employer | Frontier Waste Solutions | Report ID | 2024010472 |
| Address | 3747 Action Hwy | City, State ZIP | GRANBURY, TEXAS 76049 |
| Event Date | January 17, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Body Part | Head unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Garbage trucks |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 562998 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.44000, -97.73000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On January 17, 2024, an employee loaded a trash cart onto the handles of a garbage truck. She pushed the automatic tipper lever to move the cart up into the truck when her arm got caught in the cart, pushing her into the hopper of the garbage truck. Her head was pinned between the garbage cart and the side of the truck. The employee suffered a laceration to the right side of the head.
Incident Summary
On January 17, 2024, a worker at Frontier Waste Solutions in GRANBURY, TEXAS suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the head unspecified. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with garbage trucks identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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