Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-10 | Freeport | Fl | Waste Management Inc. of Florida | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway |
An employee was riding on the back step of a garbage truck. The truck hit a pothole and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a spinal contusion and weakness in the upper limbs. | |||||
2021-11-04 | Palmdale | Fl | Cape Leisure Corporation | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was using a pressure washer to clean a garbage can. The can started to fall over; when he moved to catch it, the pressure spray lacerated the top of his hand. | |||||
2021-10-29 | Wellsville | Oh | Ohio Valley Waste Services Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee operating a garbage truck was performing backyard service at a client's home. The employee slipped on wet grass and fell to the ground, resulting in broken bones in his forearm and ankle. | |||||
2021-10-24 | Oklahoma City | Ok | Rush Truck Centers of Oklahoma, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
A Rush employee was working under a garbage truck cab that had been jacked halfway up. The cab fell and pinned his arms and leg against the engine. He was pinned for some time before being found, and was hospitalized to lower toxin levels in his leg. | |||||
2021-10-08 | Jacksonville | Fl | Meridian Waste, LLC. | Multiple trunk locations | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway |
On October 8, 2021, an employee was on the back side of a truck, giving the driver directions to back up the truck to get close to two garbage cans. The truck struck him, causing fractures to his pelvic bone and sacrum. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-09-24 | Winter Haven | Fl | LEGOLAND | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was attempting to close a stainless steel garbage can door, which was stuck on a no-slip mat in front of it. The employee's right index finger was caught in the door, and her fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2021-09-15 | Jacksonville | Fl | Meridian Waste | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee was trying to unlock a brake underneath a garbage truck. After the brake was released, the truck rolled over the employee injuring his back, ribs, and lungs. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-09-14 | Rego Park | Ny | New Hampshire House Condominium | Brain | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was moving a garbage cart from a compactor. He fell and hit his head on a pipe, suffering internal bleeding in the cranium. | |||||
2021-08-12 | Standish | Me | Trustees of St. Joseph's College | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been cleaning out athletic sheds and a garbage disposal. The employee became ill and sustained heat stroke. | |||||
2021-08-05 | Augusta | Ga | DEKRA North America, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was inspecting a garbage truck when he slipped and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured hip. | |||||
2021-07-26 | Gainesville | Fl | GFL Environmental | Thigh(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
On July 26, 2021, an employee was on the riding step of a garbage truck picking up garbage on a dirt road. The truck got close to a tree, knocking the employee off the riding step and resulting in bruising on his left thigh that required hospitalization. | |||||
2021-07-20 | Red Oak | Tx | Frontier Access, LLC | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was dumping a rear load container into a residential garbage truck when their hand was crushed by the cable on the rear load truck. | |||||
2021-07-20 | Model City | Ny | MODERN DISPOSAL SERVICES INC | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road |
An employee was trotting down the shoulder of a roadway along side the garbage collection truck. As the truck approached a home that had trash out for collection, the employee moved toward the moving truck to retrieve his work gloves. As he reached for the work gloves, his right foot was positioned behind the rear outer dual tire which struck his ankle and fractured it. | |||||
2021-07-17 | Broomfield | Co | Waste Management - Denver North Hauling | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was operating a front-load garbage truck. The employee lowered the front forks on the truck and climbed them to clear debris. The employee then fell 8-9 feet and suffered fractured ribs and possible spinal injuries. | |||||
2021-07-09 | Bloomfield | Nj | Suburban Disposal, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was emptying trash into a garbage truck. The sweeper blade grabbed his work glove and lacerated his ring finger. | |||||
2021-07-02 | Davidsville | Pa | Pro Disposal Inc. | Head | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee climbed up the side of a garbage truck to clear away loose debris on the truck. The employee fell, landing on the ground about 8 feet below and suffering a head laceration. | |||||
2021-06-21 | Santa Rosa Beach | Fl | Waste Management of Walton County | Scalp | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway |
An employee fell from the right riding step of a garbage truck, landing on the ground and suffering a contusion on the back of the head. | |||||
2021-06-17 | Channelview | Tx | Zachary Industrial, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
Employees were hoisting a garbage chute with a crane. The chute broke free, striking two employees. One employee was hospitalized for numerous injuries. | |||||
2021-05-22 | Miami | Fl | CARMA CINCO LLC | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was dumping garbage and was struck by a car. The employee suffered two open wounds on the head and the right leg. | |||||
2021-05-12 | Chickasha | Ok | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
An employee was putting a package into a plastic bag to put over the fence for delivery when a dog came out from behind the garbage carts and bit her right thumb. Her right thumb was amputated to the first knuckle. | |||||
2021-05-08 | Lombard | Il | Lombard Place Assisted Living & Memory Care | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in throwing-single episode |
On May 8, 2021, an employee threw a 5-pound garbage bag into a garbage container and felt a pop in her back, resulting in a back strain. | |||||
2021-04-06 | New Straitsville | Oh | Vickroy's Disposal Inc. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian vehicular incident |
An employee was loading trash bags into the back of a garbage truck. The truck backed over him. He suffered eight cracked ribs, a collapsed lung, a lacerated liver, a broken knee, a broken ankle, a gash in the lower right leg, and spine injuries. | |||||
2021-03-25 | Belle Vernon | Pa | Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was riding on the passenger outside side cab of a moving garbage truck. He lost his footing and the truck drove over his right leg and foot, breaking all the toes in the foot. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-03-19 | Callahan | Fl | ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES STATELINE, LLC | Face | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
A maintenance technician was inspecting the front suspension on a garbage truck. When the steering wheel was turned, the employee's head was pinned between the tire and the cab of the truck. The employee suffered a face fracture. | |||||
2021-03-11 | Green Cove Springs | Fl | Advanced Disposal | Face | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
On March 11, 2021, a temporary employee was on a route picking up garbage. While he was cycling the hopper, a metal pole sprung out and struck him in the face, resulting in facial fractures that required hospitalization. | |||||
2021-03-04 | Marathon | Fl | Marathon Garbage Service, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee rested his hand on the inside of a garbage truck hopper as he operated the packer panel. His hand was caught between the packer panel and the truck, resulting in a fractured left hand. | |||||
2021-03-03 | Jersey City | Nj | HR Plus/Galaxy Recyling | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell off a garbage truck to the ground, breaking his left wrist. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-02-22 | Dallas | Tx | COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL, LP | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was about to unload the garbage from a garbage compactor. When he released the lever on the door, it swung open and struck him in the face. He suffered a broken nose and a facial laceration. | |||||
2021-02-18 | Columbia | Mo | Help at Home | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was taking out the garbage for a client and slipped and fell on a snow-covered sidewalk, resulting in a broken hip. | |||||
2021-02-17 | Jacksonville | Fl | Waste Pro of Florida, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was welding a cylinder into the back of a garbage truck. The employee's right index finger was caught in a pinch point near a screw and was partially amputated. | |||||
2021-02-16 | Pittsburgh | Pa | Foot Locker, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was taking out the garbage when the employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground, sustaining a compound fracture to the right tibia. | |||||
2021-02-05 | Peachtree City | Ga | GFL Environmental Inc. | Forearm(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was working from the back of a garbage truck when his hand slipped, becoming pinned by the handle of the hopper. The employee sustained a fracture to the left forearm. | |||||
2021-01-25 | Jacksonville | Tx | Ameri-Tex Services Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was handling the winch cable on the back of a garbage truck. The end of the cable amputated his left ring finger. | |||||
2020-10-09 | Marietta | Ga | Miranda Construction Services LLC | Wrist(s) and elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was arranging garbage in a dump truck and fell from the truck to the ground. The employee sustained a broken wrist and elbow. | |||||
2020-10-07 | Vancleave | Ms | WM Biloxi Hauling LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee servicing a residential garbage route was hospitalized for heat exhaustion, dehydration, severe muscle cramps, and acute kidney issues. | |||||
2020-09-18 | Debary | Fl | Waste Pro | Head and neck | Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road |
On September 18, 2020, at 6:21 AM an employee working on the rear passenger side of the garbage truck was struck by a vehicle while picking up curbside garbage. The employee suffered a broken orbital bone, broken cervical discs and facial lacerations. | |||||
2020-09-17 | Lake Worth | Fl | USPS | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road |
An employee was loading packages into the right side of a mail truck when a garbage truck struck the left rear-end of the mail truck. The impact pushed the mail truck onto the sidewalk and into a building, and the employee was thrown from the truck to the ground. The employee suffered collarbone and head fractures. | |||||
2020-09-11 | Cusseta | Ga | Mark Dunning Industries | Head and trunk | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway |
While collecting garbage, an employee stepped off the garbage truck and was crossing the street when a pickup truck struck the employee. The employee suffered head and hip injuries. | |||||
2020-09-01 | Avondale | La | River Birch Renewable Energy, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was returning collected garbage to the lay-down site at the end of his shift when he started cramping up. The employee was taken to the hospital where he was treated for dehydration. | |||||
2020-08-18 | Fort Pierce | Fl | WASTE PRO | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee's fingers were pinched in the cart tipper on the back of a garbage truck, causing injuries that required surgery. | |||||
2020-08-06 | Pueblo | Co | A-Affordable Disposal, Inc | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway |
An employee fell off of a moving garbage truck, hitting the ground and sustaining a head injury. | |||||
2020-07-15 | Ocala | Florida | Waterfield Florida Staffing, LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against object or equipment while moving it |
A temporary employee was working with a garbage collection truck. The employee's finger was cut by the edge of a television while picking it up. He sustained an amputation of the left ring finger, was hospitalized, and had surgery. | |||||
2020-07-14 | Johnsonburg | Pennsylvania | Advanced Disposal Services - DuBois | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee exited the passenger side of a refuse truck to collect garbage. The truck's passenger side front tire rolled over his right foot causing a crushing injury to the foot. | |||||
2020-07-13 | Everett | Pennsylvania | Blue Triangle Hardwoods | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was emptying a small garbage dumpster on a forklift into a larger dumpster. The employee pulled a lever, then grabbed onto the dumpster, which moved and pinched the employee's fingertip between the two dumpsters. The fingertip was partially amputated. | |||||
2020-07-08 | Plano | Illinois | Groot Industries | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On July 8, 2020, an employee developed heat exhaustion while performing a post inspection on a garbage truck. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-07-06 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Upper arm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was collecting trash in a residential neighborhood. The employee was placing a 3 x 3 foot mirror into the front-loading garbage truck when the mirror broke. The employee sustained a laceration to their left bicep. | |||||
2020-07-03 | Gulf Breeze | Florida | Waterfield Florida Staffing, LLC | Forearm(s) | Injured by object breaking in hand |
A temporary employee was collecting garbage and picked up a large piece of glass. The employee attempted to turn over the glass and it shattered, lacerating his right arm. The arm was surgically amputated below the elbow. | |||||
2020-07-01 | Deltona | Florida | WASTE PRO OF FLORIDA INC. | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
At 7:05 a.m. on July 1, 2020, a Waste Pro employee was gathering a pile of refuse about 40 feet from a road. A vehicle swerved to avoid the employee's garbage truck, went off the road, and struck the employee. The employee suffered multiple injuries including a broken arm and a dislocated shoulder and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-06-30 | Belle Rose | Louisiana | Waste Management of South Louisiana | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
A temporary employee was loading a piece of furniture into the hopper of a garbage truck. A glass part on the furniture broke and severely lacerated the employee's lower right leg. | |||||
2020-06-26 | Franklin | Pennsylvania | Tri-County Industries, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Pedestrian vehicular incident |
A garbage truck driver had picked up a trash bag and was walking back to his truck when a vehicle struck him, knocking him unconscious. He suffered a dislocated left shoulder and a broken bone above his right ankle. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-06-24 | Naples | Florida | Waste Management, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was pushing garbage into the waste truck when the blade of the hopper amputated his left ring fingertip. | |||||
2020-06-16 | Smyrna | Georgia | Rumo Company Inc. | Brain | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
While sweeping and cleaning up garbage an employee fell 10 feet through a stair hole. The employee landed on the floor and sustained a head injury. | |||||
2020-05-19 | Denver | Colorado | Amass Solutions LLC | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
A temporary employee was servicing a waste container while at the operator position on the back of a garbage truck. As he tried to grab the container with his hand, he leaned onto a hydraulic lever that activated the trash sweeper blade, which crushed his hand. This condition resulted in the surgical amputation of his right hand. | |||||
2020-03-13 | Ipswich | South Dakota | Ipswich SD Skilled Nursing Facility, LLC | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While taking garbage to a dumpster, an employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell on their leg fracturing it. | |||||
2020-03-06 | Manchester | Pennsylvania | Penn Waste, Incorporated | Pelvis | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was working on a garbage truck. The employee disconnected the hydraulics and the arms of the truck came down and trapped the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken pelvis. | |||||
2020-02-19 | Kansas City | Missouri | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spriits | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was using a mobile trash tote to take garbage to the dumpster. The employee was propping the mobile tote between the dock and the dumpster when the mobile tote began to slip and caught the employee's left middle finger between the tote and the dumpster. As a result, the employee's left middle finger was partially amputated. | |||||
2020-02-18 | Astor | Florida | Circle K | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was taking garbage out to a trash bin on the sidewalk. The employee tripped on a water display case and fell, suffering a closed fracture of the left hip that required surgery. | |||||
2020-02-11 | West Newton | Pennsylvania | County Hauling LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was setting a garbage tote back on the ground after emptying it into the back of a garbage truck when the arm of the garbage truck sprung open and struck his right leg, fracturing it. | |||||
2020-02-06 | Beckley | West Virgini | Beckley Garbage Disposal, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee jumped down from a garbage truck and was pushed into a garbage pile by a bulldozer. The employee suffered a broken femur and lacerations from the dozer's bucket. | |||||
2020-01-16 | Port Charlotte | Florida | Waste Management | Leg(s) | Pedestrian vehicular incident |
A driver was delivering a garbage container to a customer residence. An SUV struck the driver from behind, causing injuries that necessitated the amputation of the employee's leg. | |||||
2020-01-14 | Spring | Texas | Whole Food Market | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was throwing garbage when he slipped or stepped on a loose brick and fell to the floor. He suffered head, shoulder, and right ankle injuries. | |||||
2020-01-10 | Round Rock | Texas | Round Rock Refuse | Hip(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
A refuse driver was returning a garbage tote, slipped on a curb and fell fracturing the left hip. | |||||
2019-09-24 | Germantown Hills | Illinois | Wigand Disposal Company | Multiple face locations | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
At 8:00 a.m. on September 24, 2019, an employee was pushing a garbage cart. The employee tripped on the cart's lid and fell forward into the cart, suffering breaks to the nose and orbital bone. | |||||
2019-09-20 | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | Republic Service | Wrist(s) and arm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
A driver climbed on top of a garbage truck to close the doghouse door on the compactor. He slipped and fell, suffering a broken right wrist, a compound fracture above his right elbow, and a dislocation to the elbow. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2019-08-26 | Chicago | Illinois | Able Services | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was emptying a garbage compactor when a metal bar fell on and injured the employee's foot. | |||||
2019-08-21 | Ottawa | Illinois | Republic Services Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Bites and stings |
An employee was stung on the neck by an insect while collecting garbage, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2019-08-19 | Manchester | Pennsylvania | Penn Waste, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway |
An employee was riding on the rear step of a garbage truck when the driver moved the vehicle onto the shoulder to avoid an oncoming vehicle. The employee was caught between the truck and a tree, suffering a rib fracture and chest contusion. | |||||
2019-08-12 | Orlando | Florida | Waste Pro | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was performing garbage collection duties (riding on the outside of a trash collection vehicle, collecting garbage from the curb, and putting it into the collection vehicle) when he began to feel flushed and nauseated and stopped sweating. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2019-07-19 | New Kensington | Pennsylvania | Waste Management | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been driving a garbage truck and loading garbage when he began to experience cramps. The employee was hospitalized with a heat-related illness. | |||||
2019-07-03 | Orange Park | Florida | Advanced Disposal | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway |
A temporary employee had been picking up trash cans and dumping them in the rear loader of a garbage truck. At the time of the incident, he was helping the truck driver back up in the street. As the driver was backing up, the employee's right hand (finger) was caught between the rear loader and a 4 x 4 piece of wood, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
2019-06-20 | Kingwood | Texas | Waste Management | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A garbage collection crew was on its way to a landfill when one of the employees became ill with cramps and started sweating. The employee was hospitalized due to heat stress and dehydration. | |||||
2019-06-17 | Panama City | Florida | Nate's Sanitation Service, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On June 17, 2019, an employee was picking up residential garbage containers when he began to suffer heat-related illness; after being put in the air-conditioned cab of the garbage truck he became unresponsive. He was hospitalized, suffering from kidney failure. | |||||
2019-06-04 | Jacksonville | Florida | Advanced Disposal Services of Jacksonville, LLC. | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
On June 4, 2019, an employee was working on a residential garbage route. As he was cycling the hopper's blade to make room for more garbage, a chemical splashed onto his upper limbs and abdomen, causing second-degree burns. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-03 | Windham | Maine | Blow Brothers Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was reeling in a winch cable on a garbage truck. The employee's finger was caught between the cable and the winch drum, and the tip was amputated. | |||||
2019-06-03 | Kathleen | Georgia | Advanced Disposal | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway |
An employee fell from the back of a garbage truck to the ground near the road. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured skull and a back strain. The employee also had a seizure and/or a brain bleed. | |||||
2019-05-29 | New Paltz | New York | Smiley Brothers, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden |
An employee was exercising and riding a horse for guest rides when a deer jumped out from behind garbage cans. The horse reacted to the deer, moving quickly or bucking. The employee was thrown to the ground, where the horse may have stepped on the employee. The employee suffered a right calf injury with swelling. | |||||
2019-05-16 | Marengo | Ohio | RUMPKE WASTE & RECYCLING SERVICES | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was loading a rear load container to dump into the back of a garbage truck when the container shifted and smashed the employee's fingers. The employee fractured multiple fingers and received a severe laceration to the middle finger. | |||||
2019-04-26 | Colorado Springs | Colorado | Alpine Disposal, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee was directing a garbage truck as it backed up. He tripped and fell on the road, suffering a head injury and abrasions. | |||||
2019-04-17 | Clearwater | Florida | Waste Pro of Florida, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was unloading a garbage bin from a truck's lift gate when he stepped back, lost balance, and fell about 4 feet to the ground, fracturing his right ankle. | |||||
2019-04-09 | Armonk | New York | SANI-PRO DISPOSAL SERVICES CORP. | Multiple body parts | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway |
An employee was riding on the passenger-side riding step at the rear of a garbage truck. The employee fell off the truck to the pavement, suffering fractures to a heel, an ankle, a wrist, and two ribs. | |||||
2019-04-08 | Dakota | Illinois | Berner Food & Beverage, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
On April 8, 2019, at 12:26 p.m., an employee was using a manual rolling light duty tilt truck to dump collected garbage into a dumpster at the dock. The employee tilted the truck and its contents backward, and while doing so, his hand was caught between the metal handle of the tilt truck and the edge of the dumpster, amputating his right pinky fingertip. | |||||
2019-04-02 | Rothschild | Wisconsin | Wausau Tile Inc. | Wrist(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
On April 2, 2019, an employee was cutting garbage can tops with a jamb saw. The saw jammed and went out of control, lacerating the employee's wrist. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-23 | Aspen | Colorado | WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was loading a container onto a garbage truck. He was about to lock in his truncheon bar when the mechanism was turned on. He suffered an amputation to the left index finger. | |||||
2019-03-15 | Belden | Mississippi | Waste Management of North and Central MS | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was dumping a residential garbage container into the hopper of a refuse truck when the container handle broke, causing the employee to fall backward on the pavement. He fractured his left hip. | |||||
2019-03-13 | Belle Glade | Florida | TKM BENGARD FARMS, LLC | Leg(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
An employee was driving a tractor along a farm road to collect bags of garbage. She stepped off the tractor and grabbed a trash bag from the ground. While getting back onto the tractor, she slipped and fell. The tractor tire ran over her leg, breaking it. | |||||
2019-02-14 | New York | New York | Century Waste Services LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was loading construction and interior office garbage into the rear loader of a garbage truck. As he pushed in a desk, the loader activated; his finger slipped and was caught between the inside wall of the truck and the desk. He suffered a partial amputation of the left thumb above the knuckle. | |||||
2019-01-21 | Chester | West Virgini | Waste Management of WV, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
After scraping ice off a garbage truck's windshield, an employee fell while stepping down from the cab. The employee landed on the concrete of the parking lot about 2 feet below, suffering a broken left femur. | |||||
2019-01-15 | Wellsburg | West Virgini | Republic Services | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
A garbage truck ran over an employee’s left foot crushing it. | |||||
2019-01-10 | Apollo | Pennsylvania | Shank Waste Services | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating the garbage truck's lift handle to pull a garbage can up to the truck to dump the garbage. On the way down, his left index finger became caught in the safety latch of the lift. The employee sustained the amputation of the left index fingertip. | |||||
2019-01-07 | Paterson | New Jersey | GAETA RECYCLING CO., INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was emptying a 4-yard garbage dumpster. The employee's right middle finger became wedged between the garbage container and the garbage truck, suffering a partial amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
2019-01-07 | Hillsdale | New Jersey | Workonomics Staffing Resource LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was emptying a garbage container when the employee's right middle finger became wedged between the garbage container and the garbage truck, resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
2018-09-25 | Palm Coast | Florida | Waste Pro of Florida, Inc. | Leg(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
A garbage truck driver was servicing a recycling bin as part of his training. He was getting back on the truck, on the passenger side, when it began to move; he lost his footing and fell onto the road. The truck ran over his left leg, breaking it in several places. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-09-19 | Watertown | Connecticut | USA Waste & Recycling | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing in the back of an open box truck when a stack of 96-gallon garbage cans fell over, causing the employee to be pushed from the truck to the ground. The employee fractured his lower right leg. | |||||
2018-08-27 | Fort Riley | Kansas | FORT RILEY, U.S. ARMY GARRISON | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was loading the rear end of a garbage truck with cardboard. When activated, the rear loader smashed his fingers. The tips of his left middle and ring fingers were amputated. | |||||
2018-08-16 | New Britain | Connecticut | Michael's Store #6762 | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
On August 16, 2018, an employee was moving garbage bags near a dumpster when a waste hauler truck pushed the dumpster onto the employee's right foot. She suffered severe injuries to her foot that required surgery. | |||||
2018-08-13 | Englewood | Colorado | Waste Management of Colorado, Inc | Multiple pelvic region locations | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was getting into the garbage truck when he slipped and fell backwards sustaining hip/pelvic fractures. | |||||
2018-07-26 | Grantville | Pennsylvania | Penn Waste, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee lost his footing on wet grass as a rear-loader truck (garbage truck) was drifting backwards. The tire of the truck ran over his right foot, causing a contusion and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-07-24 | Palm Coast | Florida | LLG Roofing Corp | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was installing a TPO membrane on the edge of a flat roof and as he was about to throw out some garbage, he slipped and fell 10 feet from the roof into the dumpster. He fractured his wrist and lacerated his right eyebrow, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-07-23 | Rochelle | Illinois | Pasquesi Farms, LLC | Head, neck, and trunk | Nonclassifiable |
A temporary employee was operating a powered industrial truck and went to dump garbage. After approximately 10 minutes, he was found on his back on the ground. He was hospitalized with skull, neck, and spine fractures. | |||||
2018-07-11 | Jacksonville | Florida | C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was reversing a pallet jack to retrieve a garbage can which was underneath the rollers when his right leg was caught between the rollers and the pallet jack. He was admitted to the hospital with lacerations and broken leg. |