Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-12	East Hartford	Ct	Capital Industrial Group, LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was removing wooden trash from a 12-foot-high platform. He lost his balance and fell to the hard floor, suffering a broken leg and ankle. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2021-11-11	Hudson	Fl	Bernhard MCC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping another company's employees remove a trash cart from a dumpster when their finger was pinched by an opening on the trash cart, resulting in an avulsion and fracture to their left middle finger.
2021-11-09	Newark	De	Food Lion, LLC	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a trash can on a dolly to a dumpster. The dolly wheels caught on an object, causing the employee to fall to the ground and suffered fractures to the left hip and leg.
2021-11-05	South Bay	Fl	Morningstar Harvesting	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was dumping trash from a large mechanical dumpster when his right hand was caught between moving parts, causing his index and ring fingers to be crushed. The employee's ring finger was amputated.
2021-10-29	Miami Gardens	Fl	Southeastern Grocers Inc dba BiLo	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was picking up a plastic trash bag. A sharp object protruded through the bottom of the bag and cut the employee's finger and palm.
2021-10-27	Salt Rock	Wv	Allied Waste Services of North America, LLC	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident
On October 27, 2021, an employee was walking behind a trash truck to direct it while it was backing up. The employee slipped and fell and the rear passenger-side tire came into contact with the front of his upper left thigh.
2021-10-12	Overland Park	Ks	Great Life Kansas City, LLC	Arm(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was preparing a golf course for setup. While picking up trash, the employee slipped and struck a work cart, suffering a broken arm.
2021-10-04	Penn	Pa	George DeLallo Company	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping a co-worker take out the trash to a dumpster near a loading dock. The employee fell off the loading dock and suffered a fractured back, lacerated head, and lacerated finger.
2021-10-04	Newark	Ar	Atlantic Plant Maintenance, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person
On October 4, 2021, at 8:20 a.m., two employees were using a hand pallet jack to move a trash dumpster to a crane bay. At the base of the trash hopper, there are two slots and a skid that allow a forklift to move the dumpster. Between the slots is a small metal pedal that allows the dumpster to slide forward. The employees attempted to insert the pallet jack under the skid, but the metal pedal was obstructing the forks of the pallet jack. Employee 1 reached down to lift and hold the pedal into p
2021-09-21	Dayton	Oh	ABF Freight System, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking to a trash can when they were struck by a forklift. The employee sustained a fracture to the leg/ankle.
2021-09-02	Wichita	Ks	Waste Management of Kansas Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to push trash off the sill of a hopper. The cart tipper was activated, and as it rose it pinched the employee's left hand against the sill. The employee's little fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-25	Middletown	Ny	Walmart	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Three employees were emptying a full container of trash into an outside dumpster. As they were lifting the container over the edge of the dumpster, it came down and caught one employee's right hand against the dumpster's edge. The employee's middle and ring fingertips were amputated, including the nails.
2021-08-20	Houston	Tx	Southwest Airlines	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the cab of a provisioning truck while dumping trash from the truck. He landed on the ground and suffered broken ribs, collapsed lungs, and spinal fractures.
2021-08-16	Torrington	Ct	USA Hauling & Recycling	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian vehicular incident
An employee was standing on the side of a truck while putting trash into the truck when he was struck by a vehicle, resulting in a contusion and road rash.
2021-08-16	Balch Springs	Tx	Frontier Access LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was manually loading trash into a trash truck when he sustained heat stroke and was hospitalized.
2021-08-14	Lawrenceville	Ga	REHRIG PACIFIC COMPANY	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating the trash can injection mold machine and noticed that the hopper was jammed with plastic material. As the employee attempted to unjam the hopper, the blade amputated the fingertips on his left hand.
2021-07-31	Houston	Tx	Dillards	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was disposing of materials in an outside trash receptacle. The employee fell from the side of the receptacle to the ground about 3 to 4 feet below, landing on his shoulder.
2021-07-27	Campbell	Tx	Republic Waste Services of Texas, Ltd.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee collapsed while picking up trash on a route suffering from a heat-related muscle injury and dehydration.
2021-07-21	Spring Hill	Fl	Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was taking out trash when he slipped and fell to the floor causing a right hip fracture.
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.
2021-07-16	Harvest	Al	D. R. Horton	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On July 16, 2021, at approximately 1:50 p.m., a subcontractor employee was picking up trash when he was run over by a skid-steer loader, resulting in a broken right leg.
2021-07-09	Montgomery	Tx	Kroger # 142	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a trash bag tied to her product-stocking cart. She fell and suffered a broken hip. She was hospitalized.
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	Collegeville	Pa	PAARNG FMS 4	Ankle(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was picking up trash and driving a utility terrain vehicle (UTV). The UTV rolled over while coming down a hill and the employee sustained a broken ankle.
2021-06-23	Haines City	Fl	3Way Services Corporation	Leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee operating an end rider pallet jack was entering the cooling section of a facility after returning from the trash disposal area when they collided with the rear of a stationary end rider pallet jack. The employee suffered a gash on their leg.
2021-06-19	Macon	Ga	Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA	Elbow(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
Two employees were putting an unframed glass mirror into a trash gaylord. The mirror broke and lacerated an employee's inner right elbow.
2021-06-19	Sebring	Oh	Copeland Oaks	Leg(s)	Fall to lower level
An employee was emptying trash into a dumpster. The employee fell through a 6-inch wooden riser in front of the dumpster and suffered a broken leg.
2021-05-27	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was unloading a cart of unsellable merchandise into a trash compactor. He lifted a broken picture frame and was impaled by a protruding shard of glass. The employee was hospitalized with a cut artery and a suspected tear to the liver.
2021-05-12	Dadeville	Al	KWANGSUNG AMERICA CORPORATION	Arm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was carrying trash outside to the burning pit using a forklift. The forklift got stuck in the mud outside and the operator asked another forklift operator to pull the stuck forklift out of the mud. The second forklift was backing up to the stuck forklift to attach a chain. The injured employee was holding the chain and while the second forklift backed up and the employee's left arm was crushed between the two forklifts resulting in amputation of the arm.
2021-05-11	Baytown	Tx	LC Personnel	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was helping to pick up trash from the side of the street. Their right index finger was fractured by the lifting mechanism on the trash truck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2021-04-16	Pleasanton	Tx	NOVA Tuboscope	Eye(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was sweeping around his area and putting trash into the trash can. The employee was picking up the trash by hand when a piece of plastic struck his left eye.
2021-04-08	Miami	Fl	Bulk Express Transport	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
While waiting next to a truck to load it with trash, an employee was stung by a bee. The employee's hand got infected and swelled, requiring hospitalization.
2021-04-08	Semmes	Al	AMWASTE, INC.	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the back of a trash truck when the truck hit a bump in the road, causing the employee to fall from the truck and hit his head on the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury/concussion.
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.
2021-04-05	Weirsdale	Fl	Circle K	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
The employee was walking near the fueling area in order to change trash cans when they tripped on a fuel hose and fell. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2021-03-31	Cartersville	Ga	XPO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 31, 2021, an employee was emptying a trash hopper when his finger was crushed in the hopper resulting in medical amputation of the finger above the knuckle.
2021-03-31	Seguin	Tx	Vitesco Technologies	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A temporary employee had just transferred trash and recyclables into a metal trash bin and tried to push the bin into the arms of a trash compactor. The employee pushed the start button and held it down to raise the bin and empty the trash into the compactor, but when the compactor was at its furthest point, he noticed that trash was dangling down. He had reached into the bin to pull out the trash when the bin slid the rest of the way down the compactor arms and caught his fingers against the co
2021-03-30	Orlando	Fl	Universal Orlando Resort	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking to a trash compactor. He stepped up onto a wood platform and fell to the ground about 2 feet below, suffering a broken left wrist. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-19	Brunswick	Ga	Diversified Fabricators and Erectors, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was in a trash chute removing jammed plastic. The chute had been lifted with a chain fall and was being held in place with a nylon chocker strap. When the plastic was removed, the chute dropped about 3 inches and a sharp object cut the strap, causing the chute fall another 3 feet. The employee's right leg was broken above the ankle.
2021-03-18	Southwest Ranches	Fl	Waste Pro of Florida, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
An employee was struck by a vehicle while picking up a trash container. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-17	Denver	Co	SMX Cargo, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was moving trash with a forklift. As the employee emptied the forklift's trash hopper, his left ring finger was caught in a pinch point and the fingertip was amputated.
2021-03-15	Longview	Tx	Legend Energy Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was dumping a mini dumpster, mounted on a forklift, into a large trash container. When the mini dumpster tipped, the employee's finger was caught between it and the forklift's forks. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
2021-03-11	Oklahoma City	Ok	Standard Iron & Metal Co., LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was picking trash and metal off a conveyor belt when their right arm became trapped in the conveyor belt roller drum, resulting in amputation below the shoulder.
2021-03-08	Clarkston	Ga	ANSCO & ASSOCIATES OF FLORIDA, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was emptying a wheeled cart with trash into a dumpster. The cart began to fall into the dumpster, pinching the employee's finger between edge of the cart and the dumpster and resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.
2021-02-22	Largo	Fl	BCH Mechanical LLC	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee had turned to grab a pen from his work desk when he tripped over a trashcan and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured left arm.
2021-02-18	Indiantown	Fl	WELLPATH LLC	Head	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a trash bag while stepping into a corridor. She fell to the concrete floor, suffering a head contusion and injuries to the hip or leg.
2021-02-17	Muscle Shoals	Al	HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While taking trash out to the dumpster area, an employee slipped on ice and fell to ground resulting in a fractured right knee.
2021-02-16	Loxley	Al	ACE RETAIL SUPPORT CENTER	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lowering a trash bin that was attached to the forks of a forklift. As the hopper rolled back into the original position, it crushed the employee's left thumb tip resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-02-09	Washington	Dc	MedStar Health Washington Hospital Center	Lumbar region	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was removing trash from a room when he sustained a lower back injury that required hospitalization.
2021-02-08	Humansville	Mo	Platinum Drywall, Humansville MO	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was unloading drywall from a trash box. The box flipped and the employee fell approximately four stories and sustained a broken right leg and pelvis bone.
2021-02-04	Akron	Oh	Dicks Sporting Goods	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was taking the trash out when they slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a right ankle fracture.
2021-02-04	Southington	Ct	Arc of Southington	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was taking out of the trash at 11:30 p.m. when they slipped on ice on a sidewalk and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a neck injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-01-16	Birmingham	Al	Ventura Foods, LLC	Trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee filled a 55-gallon trash can with chemicals for cleaning and attempted to move the trash can when the liquid splashed. As the employee attempted to avoid the liquid, he tripped and liquid splashed onto him, resulting in chemical burns on the right side of his torso.
2021-01-07	Kansas City	Mo	Hallmark Cards Corporation	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was emptying trash when she tripped on a packing station and fell to the ground, suffering a broken pelvis.
2020-10-15	Brookhaven	Ms	McLane Southern, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning out trash from a conveyor line. The conveyor's chain caught the employee's left hand and amputated the middle and ring fingers.
2020-10-10	Lancaster	Tx	Capstone Logistics	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was checking trash cans when he was struck by a forklift that was exiting a tractor trailer. The employee sustained a fractured right leg.
2020-10-08	Palm Beach	Fl	PDC Development Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was loading trash into the back of his truck when he slipped on a trash bag on the ground and fell onto his left hip. The employee sustained a fractured hip requiring surgery.
2020-09-30	Corpus Christi	Tx	MERCHANDISE PICK-UP SERVICE, INC.	Head and neck	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell off a dumpster while throwing trash. The employee landed on the ground and suffered a head and neck injury.
2020-09-18	York	Pa	The Giant Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was emptying a trash can, lost his balance, and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left hip.
2020-09-15	Venice	Fl	Waste Management, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a wire cart in the trash enclosure and brushed up against a trash bag. An unknown protruding object lacerated the employee's lower right leg.
2020-09-13	El Paso	Tx	El Paso V Enterprises	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was pushing a housekeeping cart down a ramp to the trash can. The ramp was approximately 6 inches from the sidewalk to the ground level. The cart went off the ramp and the employee tripped over the cart and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip.
2020-09-11	Sanford	Me	Wanzek Construction Inc	Brain	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Two temporary employees were cleaning up trash in the work area. As they were transporting the trash to the trashcan using a utility vehicle (UTV), the UTV rolled over. The driver sustained a concussion and head laceration and was hospitalized. The passenger was not injured.
2020-09-05	Grandview	Tx	Brookshire Brothers	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While carrying trash to a dumpster, an employee slipped on mud and fell to the concrete. The employee suffered a broken humerus.
2020-09-04	El Paso	Tx	Golden Peanut Company, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee had been operating a forklift. While releasing a dumper trash hopper into a dumpster, the employee's finger became trapped in the base of the trash hopper. The left index fingertip was amputated.
2020-08-22	Dakota	Il	BERNER FOOD AND BEVERAGE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On August 22, 2020, the injured employee and a coworker were removing a trash gondola out of a compactor. Both were positioned outside of the compactor. As they were attempting to slide it down to the base of the gondola tipper, the gondola moved and caught the injured employee's fifth digit on his right hand and amputated it at the nail bed.
2020-08-07	San Angelo	Tx	Pepsi Co	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped and fell over an empty box that was next to a trash can. Her right elbow was shattered and required surgery.
2020-08-06	Sandy Springs	Ga	Georgia Waste Systems, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian vehicular incident
An employee was trying to mount the rear riding step on a residential trash truck. The employee missed the step and the truck tire rolled over the employee's foot, causing a laceration and possible broken bones.
2020-08-03	Denver	Co	Starbucks Coffee Company	Arm(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was taking out trash when he fell to the pavement, suffering a compound fracture to the left arm. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2020-07-31	Miramar	Florida	CB Structures	Lumbar region	Fall through surface or existing opening
During hurricane clean up, an employee fell through a trash chute on the third floor. The employee landed on the ground and sustained a fracture to the second lumbar vertebra.
2020-07-31	Saint Joseph	Missouri	AMERICAN WALNUT COMPANY LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a forklift to empty trash into a dumpster. He fell to the ground, suffering a head laceration, cracked ribs, and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2020-07-28	Denton	Texas	PETERBILT MOTORS COMPANY	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On July 28, 2020, an employee was doing housekeeping at the end of his shift. As he walked across the work area after emptying a trash can, he slipped in oil and fell, suffering a left ankle injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
2020-07-27	Lakeland	Florida	Greystar Real Estate Partners	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking on a concrete block wall near a trash compactor. The employee fell from the wall to the ground, suffering a broken rib, broken left wrist, and bleeding around the kidneys. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-24	San Antonio	Texas	Urban Concrete Contractors, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After picking up trash around the work zone an employee was hospitalized for heat stress.
2020-07-14	Austin	Texas	Central Texas Refuse Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was picking up trash on a route and operating the levers that put the sweep blade into motion to sweep recycling materials into the body of the rear-load truck. The sweep blade knocked some of the material out of the hopper. The employee was pushing material back into the hopper when his left hand was caught by the sweep blade. The thumb on his left hand was pinched and broken.
2020-07-13	Harrisonville	Missouri	Waste Corporation of Missouri	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was loading a trash cart onto a trailer. He lost his footing and fell approximately 15 feet, sustaining a fractured right hip.
2020-07-13	Manchester	New Hampshir	Elliot Health Systems	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on the loading dock throwing trash into a dumpster. The employee lost balance and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the leg and head.
2020-07-13	Keller	Texas	COMMUNITY WASTE DISPOSAL	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While collecting trash on a residential route an employee became dehydrated and suffered heat exhaustion.
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.
2020-07-01	Addison	Texas	Sun Commercial Roofs, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was picking up trash during a roof removal process when the employee fell through the roof and landed on the concrete approximately 20 feet below, suffering fractures.
2020-06-30	Conyers	Georgia	GFL Environmental	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was emptying trash containers in the back of a compactor truck when his hand was contacted by the compactor blade, resulting in a partial amputation to the distal phalanx of his left middle finger.
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.
2020-06-23	Fort Worth	Texas	PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER	Foot (feet)	Nonclassifiable
A Presbyterian Night Shelter employee was hit by the trash truck he was working on. He suffered a left foot fracture that required surgery.
2020-06-20	Cambridge	Ohio	Encore Plastics Corp	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
While an employee was moving a trash can of product, the can fell onto the employee resulting in a broken left ankle.
2020-06-17	Covington	Georgia	Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was changing the trash bag on a shim vacuum when he attempted to check the vacuum impeller for a clog. The moving impeller blades then amputated his right ring fingertip and 1 inch from his right index fingertip. The vacuum was energized at the time of the incident.
2020-06-15	Saint Louis	Missouri	Dominium	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was fixing a hydraulic hose on an industrial trash compactor. While his right hand was holding the hose that goes to the ram of the compactor, the compactor actuated. Up to 6500 PSI of hydraulic fluid shot out of a small hole in the hose and pierced a hole in the pad of the employee’s right index finger.
2020-06-04	Struthers	Ohio	Astro Shapes, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was dumping a manual trash hopper. The hopper pinched four of her fingers, causing injuries that required surgery.
2020-06-04	North Port	Florida	Reynolds Mowing, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road
An employee was picking up trash in the highway median. A vehicle hit the employee, causing broken ribs, a fractured neck, and a broken leg.
2020-05-28	Columbus	Ohio	Rumpke	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the rear step of a rear-loading trash truck. The truck hit a bump and the employee fell off the step, suffering multiple lacerations, contusions, road rash, and a broken arm and nose.
2020-05-21	Knott	Texas	Hatchett Roustabout, Inc.	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning up trash around a pumpjack unit. The unit turned on, caught the employee's shirt, and pinned the employee against the unit's fence enclosure. The employee lost some skin on the left leg, as well as torn ligaments in the left knee.
2020-05-19	Madison	Alabama	United Site Services of Mississippi, LLC	Multiple pelvic region locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee climbed on top of a roll-off trash container to remove some debris. As he went to get down from the container, he lost his balance and fell 5 feet to the asphalt ground. He was hospitalized with fractures to his right hip and pelvic bone.
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.
2020-05-13	Macedon	New York	K & D Disposal, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was struck by a car while crossing the street to retrieve a trash tote. The employee was hospitalized with a head/brain injury; a broken back, leg, ankle, knee, and forearm; and broken ribs.
2020-05-06	Colorado Springs	Colorado	B&M Roofing of Colorado, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury
An employee was leveling out trash and roofing debris inside a roll-off dumpster. Another employee picked up a piece of newly removed roofing debris and proceeded to dispose of it into same roll-off dumpster, hitting the injured employee on his right hand. He suffered injuries to his right wrist/forearm and the right side of his body.
2020-04-27	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Center for Employment Opportunities	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A temporary employee was picking up trash in a ditch. He tripped on a rock and fell to the ground, suffering lacerations to the elbows and hands, as well as a strain and pain in the knee.
2020-04-06	Lubbock	Texas	Walmart Supercenter #6898	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking to a cash register when he tripped on a trash can and fell on the floor. He sustained a broken femur that required surgery.
2020-03-25	Leesville	Louisiana	Wastes Connections	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat-related illness while riding on the back of a trash collection truck. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-17	Brookings	South Dakota	LARSON MANUFACTURING	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was transferring material contained in a forklift's hopper attachment to the trash. When the hopper was released, it rotated forward and pinched the employee's left hand between a forklift tine and the attachment tube resulting in amputation of the pinky finger.
2020-03-16	Stanley	New York	MR. BULT'S INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the top of a tandem trailer while unloading trash at a landfill. The employee sustained lacerations to the head, a dislocated shoulder, and a concussion.
2020-03-12	Stockbridge	Georgia	Reyes General Construction, LLC	Thoracic region	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was retrieving a window from a trash box attached to an aerial lift. When setting the window, the trash box tipped over and the employee fell 17 feet. The employee sustained a compression fracture to the spine.
2020-03-09	Albany	Texas	Flying A Pumping Service, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning the yard and burning trash. An empty barrel that had held flammable material exploded on the trash pile. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the hands and face, and another employee from a different company also received hand and facial burns. Both employees were hospitalized.