COVINGTON, GEORGIA·2016-11-10

Republic Services, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Republic Services, Inc., 205 Lower River Road, COVINGTON, GEORGIA 30016 on 2016-11-10, Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.

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Final narrative

While cleaning the blade on a waste truck, an employee's hand was caught and injured in the blade area, requiring hospitalization. The truck was running at the time of the incident.

Hospitalized Hand(s), unspecified Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

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