NAICS562111Event Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicleSource Garbage trucks
An employee was operating the compaction levers on a truck when a motor vehicle crashed into the back of the stopped truck. The employee sustained fractured ribs and contusions.
NAICS333249Event Caught or wedged between objects nonrunningSource Waste management machinery n.e.c.
An employee was inside the frame of a traveling water screen that was up on sawhorses. The employee was working to fit a foot-shaft assembly onto the boot section…
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
NAICS562111Event Fall on same level due to slip or tripSource Constructed surface irregularity
An employee was picking up litter on the perimeter of the complex. He was outside the facility grounds by the railroad tracks when he tripped in the rocks and fell…
NAICS562112Event Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c.Source Tanks, bins, vats except confined space
An employee was standing between a truck and a roll-off container that was being offloaded. The container came down on their left ankle. The employee was hospitalized with a…
Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Ankle(s)Hospitalized
NAICS562111Event Exposure to environmental heat outdoorSource Heat environmental
An employee was working a residential garbage route. While loading garbage onto a rear-load garbage truck, the employee experienced cramping and became disoriented due to heat. The employee was…
Heat exhaustion, fatigue BODY SYSTEMS Hospitalized
NAICS423930Event Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingSource Waste management machinery unspecified
An employee was greasing the rollers on the tumbler when his right arm was caught between two rollers and lacerated. The employee was hospitalized. The rollers were not locked out…
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Arm(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS423930Event Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingSource Waste management machinery n.e.c.
An employee freed jammed material from the conveyor of a material separator when their right arm got caught in the conveyor, resulting in fractures to the upper and lower arm.
NAICS562219Event Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.Source Wrenches, ratchets
An employee was servicing a tire on a garbage truck. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the tire and the impact wrench they were using, and the…
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
NAICS561210Event Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingSource Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
An employee was examining a noise coming from an HVAC fan when the glove on his left hand was caught in a rotating part and his fingers were pulled into…
Amputations involving bone loss Other finger(s) n.e.c.HospitalizedAmputation
An employee was unloading mail into a dumpster machine. The employee's left little finger was caught between the over-the-rail (OTR) and a bar of the machine, and…
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Other finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
NAICS562212Event Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicleSource Garbage trucks
An employee was riding on the back of a truck (passenger side rear step), loading trash into the vehicle. When the truck backed up, their leg was crushed and pinned…
Amputations involving bone loss Leg(s) unspecifiedHospitalizedAmputation
NAICS562111Event Overexertion while materials moving by handSource Hoses except machine
An employee was lifting a 4-inch suction and discharge hose attached to a customer-owned frac tank and strained their lower back. The employee was hospitalized.
Soft tissue injuries unspecified Back lumbar regionHospitalized
NAICS221320Event Caught or wedged between objects nonrunningSource Waste management machinery n.e.c.
An employee was lifting a compactor when it slid in his hand and caught his right little finger between the compactor and the truck trailer, resulting in a partial amputation.
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Other finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
NAICS562111Event Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadwaySource Roadway vehicle motorized, unspecified
An employee was collecting waste in a residential area on his route and was struck by a motor vehicle while walking toward the driver's side door from the rear…
NAICS562111Event Roadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicleSource Garbage trucks
An employee was riding on the back of a refuse vehicle while moving to another set of trash containers. Their foot slipped off the rear of the truck and they…
An employee was replacing the right front leaf spring on a garbage truck. He tightened the U-bolts on the new spring when the impact wrench kicked back and his…
Amputations involving bone loss Other finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation
NAICS562111Event Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shiftSource Carbon monoxide
An employee was operating a vehicle with a roll-off dumpster. The employee was exposed to carbon monoxide from a leaking exhaust system. The employee was hospitalized for carbon monoxide…
Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified BODY SYSTEMS Hospitalized
NAICS562212Event Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operationSource Garbage trucks
An employee was working as a runner on the back of a rear-load garbage truck. Their left hand was crushed between the packer blade and the sidewall of the…
NAICS562111Event Struck against stationary object n.e.c.Source Tanks, bins, vats except confined space
An employee was loading a roll-off dumpster when their hand slipped from the winch cable, causing their elbow to strike the dumpster. They sustained bursitis in their olecranon of…