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204 OSHA severe injury reports matching "Waste Management".
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 204 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2022 | WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PA | PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 2, 2022 | Waste Management | TAMPA, FLORIDA | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Apr 4, 2022 | WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PA | CHELTENHAM, PENNSYLVANIA | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Waste Management of Illinois, Inc. | ANTIOCH, ILLINOIS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Waste Management | SAINT FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Waste Management of New Jersey | BARRINGTON, NEW JERSEY | Fall on same level due to slipping | Dislocation of joints | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Waste Management (Now WM) - Emelle Hazardous Waste Facility | EMELLE, ALABAMA | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Knee(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. | PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Feb 21, 2022 | Waste Management Inc. of Florida | CLEARWATER, FLORIDA | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Waste Management of Colorado, Inc. | GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Fractures | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Waste Management Of St Louis-Metro | FREEBURG, ILLINOIS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Waste Management Inc. of Florida | FREEPORT, FLORIDA | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway | Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Waste Management Inc. of Florida | CLEARWATER, FLORIDA | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 1, 2021 | WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. OF FLORIDA | MEDLEY, FLORIDA | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Waste Management of Kansas Inc | WICHITA, KANSAS | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Aug 9, 2021 | Waste Management | SOMERSET, PENNSYLVANIA | Stings and venomous bites | Other or unspecified allergic reactions | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Waste Management - Denver North Hauling | BROOMFIELD, COLORADO | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2021 | Waste Management Inc. of Florida | GROVE CITY, FLORIDA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Waste Management of Walton County | SANTA ROSA BEACH, FLORIDA | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway | Bruises, contusions | Scalp | Hospitalized |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Waste Management of Palm Beach | RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 17, 2021 | Waste Management | BENNINGTON, NEBRASKA | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Waste Management | PASADENA, TEXAS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Waste Management | MILTON, GEORGIA | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 28, 2021 | Waste Management | ORLANDO, FLORIDA | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Dislocation of joints | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Waste Management, Inc. | VENICE, FLORIDA | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Waste Management Inc. | DALLAS, TEXAS | Struck by object or equipment, unspecified | Avulsions, enucleations | Eye(s) | Hospitalized, Eye Loss |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Casella Waste Management | FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Aug 26, 2020 | Waste Management Inc. of Florida | HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Waste Management | PASADENA, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, n.e.c. | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Waste Management of Colorado Inc | DENVER, COLORADO | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2020 | Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. | PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 30, 2020 | Waste Management of South Louisiana | BELLE ROSE, LOUISIANA | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Cuts, lacerations | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 24, 2020 | Waste Management, Inc. | NAPLES, FLORIDA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Waste Management | FORT WORTH, TEXAS | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| May 27, 2020 | Waste Management | NEW SPRINGFIELD, OHIO | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Apr 10, 2020 | WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA | LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, roadway | Crushing injuries | Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 17, 2020 | WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. OF FLORIDA | DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA | Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Waste Management | PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA | Pedestrian vehicular incident, unspecified | Amputations | Leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jan 13, 2020 | WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. | GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, roadway | Crushing injuries | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2020 | Waste Management of Georgia, Inc. | BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple foot (feet) locations | Hospitalized |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Waste Management of West Virginia, Inc. | GASSAWAY, WEST VIRGINIA | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Oct 24, 2019 | Waste Management of St. Tammany, LA | SLIDELL, LOUISIANA | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Sep 12, 2019 | Waste Management of NJ Inc | TRENTON, NEW JERSEY | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Sep 10, 2019 | WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MISSISSIPPI, INC. | BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat exhaustion, prostration | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 6, 2019 | Waste Management of Conroe | NEW CANEY, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Waste Management | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 24, 2019 | Waste Management of Kansas Inc | WICHITA, KANSAS | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Waste Management of Lake Charles | DEQUINCY, LOUISIANA | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway | Amputations | Lower extremities, unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Waste Management | NEW KENSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2019 | Waste Management | KINGWOOD, TEXAS | Exposure to environmental heat | Multiple effects of heat and light | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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