Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300550621 - Employees hand fractured when caught while dumping trash

Accident Summary Nr: 300550621 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 05/25/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300550621	05/31/2000	4212	0	Browning-Ferris Industries

Abstract: Employee #1, a truck operator, was dumping trash when a large ventilation blind came out jamming the hopper and kicked the spool of the container out. His hand was caught between the container and the wings on the back of the truck. He was hospitalized with a fracture.

Keywords: FRACTURE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, TRASH COMPACTOR, STRUCK BY, HAND, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300550621			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Truck drivers, heavy

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