PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS·
Wastemanagement of IL Southwest - Rockdale
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Wastemanagement of IL Southwest - Rockdale, Heritage Meadows Subdivision, PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS 60585 on , Crushing injuries, affecting the forearm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was on a waste management collection route. The employee was reaching under a broken cylinder of a tipper area when the cylinder crushed the employee's forearm, resulting in soft tissue damage. The employee was hospitalized.
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