Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Waste Management of St. Tammany, LA, 2685 Hwy 190 West / Gause Blvd. West, SLIDELL, LOUISIANA 70460
on , Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
A temporary employee was loading garbage into a hopper of a residential garbage truck. As the packer panel mechanism was activated, the employee's right hand was caught in a pinch point, causing a severe laceration to the thumb from the sweep blade. The employee required surgery.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedGarbage, recycling, or refuse truck
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