NAICS562111Event Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinerySource Trucks unspecified
An employee was testing the back-up alarms on a truck in a maintenance shop. A chock on a wheel failed and another chock slid. The truck rolled backward and…
NAICS562998Event Struck by other falling object n.e.c.Source Hoisting accessories n.e.c.
An employee was servicing the compactor. They were reconnecting the turnbuckle on a receiver box when the turnbuckle slipped and fell, crushing the employee's left middle fingertip. The employee…
Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Hospitalized
NAICS562920Event Collision with stationary object, nonroadwaySource Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
An employee was operating a forklift to move a bale when her hand became caught between the forklift and a semi-trailer. The employee sustained a torn ligament and a…
Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss Forearm(s)Hospitalized
NAICS423930Event Struck by falling object unspecifiedSource Bundles, bales
An employee was standing at another table with his back turned bagging some batteries. A bale of paper that was stacked four-bales high fell and pinned the employee against…
Fractures Multiple exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the chestHospitalized
NAICS562219Event Fall on same level due to slip or tripSource Other constructed surface
An employee was tarping and strapping down a garbage container when they slipped on broken glass on the floor and fell. The employee sustained a dislocated shoulder and a brain…
Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture BrainHospitalized
An employee was unlatching the door on a 35-yard compactor receiver box when the handle of the receiver box struck them in the face, causing facial fracture.
Fractures Ears and facial region unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS562111Event Contact incidents unspecifiedSource Parts and materials unspecified
On May 6, 2024, at 11:00 AM, an employee was cleaning off a conveyor belt when their right hand contacted a piece of glass. Their hand was lacerated and…
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Hand(s), finger(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS562212Event Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadwaySource Garbage trucks
The injured employee was collecting waste and depositing it into the front bin of the garbage truck while on the collection route. The truck ran over and crushed the employee…
An employee lost his footing while exiting his waste truck and fell backward, striking his head on the gravel ground. He sustained a concussion and was hospitalized.
NAICS562112Event Exposure through intact tissueSource Chemicals and hazardous materials unspecified
An employee was filling up a trailer with garbage juice and came in contact with the garbage juice or a caustic fluid, resulting in burns to the right forearm.
Chemical burns, corrosions degree unspecified Forearm(s)Hospitalized
NAICS562212Event Caught or wedged between objects nonrunningSource Tanks, bins, vats except confined space
The injured employee was moving a waste dumpster with another employee to position it at a vehicle for dumping when the injured employee's right hand was caught between with…
Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
On January 15, 2024, an employee was operating a forklift carrying a 700-pound container. He was making a right turn into the facility when the forklift tipped over onto…
Amputations involving bone loss Lower leg(s)HospitalizedAmputation
NAICS562920EventPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecifiedSourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
An employee was walking back to her workstation. A forklift reversed a short distance, then completed a U-turn and struck her, running over her lower extremities. She was hospitalized…
NAICS562119EventFall on same level due to slipping SourceFloors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
On December 19, 2023, at 8:30 PM, an employee slipped on ice while retrieving a truck to be serviced. The employee suffered a fractured hip and was hospitalized.
NAICS562998EventOverexertion in lifting-single episodeSourceBarrels, drums-except pressurized
An employee was lifting and moving a drum weighing approximately 80 pounds when he felt a twinge in his right shoulder and arm. He lost consciousness and fell to the…
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injuryBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS562119EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationSourceGarbage, recycling, or refuse truck
An employee was on the back of a garbage truck holding the inner hopper wall with his left hand when his middle and ring fingers were caught between the truck…
NAICS562111EventOverexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c.SourceTanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
While servicing a container in an alley, an employee was rolling the container when it encountered an indentation in the alley and stopped abruptly. The employee reached out to grab…
Hernias due to traumatic incidentsAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
NAICS562111EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationSourceGarbage, recycling, or refuse truck
An employee was operating the controls of a rear-load garbage truck when their left hand was caught in the compactor. The employee sustained a left hand crush injury and…
NAICS562111EventInhalation of harmful substance-single episodeSourceChemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Employees were driving a work truck and collecting trash. A trash bag that contained pool chemicals was placed in the hopper and began smoking. The employees drove to the nearest…
Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effectBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
NAICS562212EventCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationSourceTruck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
An employee was guiding a winch cable when they were caught between the cable and a hydraulic cylinder, resulting in amputation of two fingers on the left hand.