GILBERTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA·2017-04-03

Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway · Fractures

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc., 197 Swamp Creek Rd., GILBERTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 19525 on 2017-04-03, Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.

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Final narrative

An employee was spotting for a sanitation truck driver as he was reversing his vehicle when the truck tire ran over the employee's left foot, fracturing it and requiring hospitalization.

Hospitalized Foot (feet), unspecified Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

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