SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA·2023-03-17

Waste Management of WV Inc.

Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached · Fractures

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Waste Management of WV Inc., 1289 Steele Hollow Road, SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA 25276 on 2023-03-17, Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.

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Final narrative

An employee was closing the tailgate of a garbage truck when their hand slipped. The tailgate fell and crushed the employee's right hand against the floor of the truck. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures and lacerations to their right hand.

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

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