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Accident: 201508371 - Employee Receives Laceration From Rubish Receptacle Pinning

Accident: 201508371 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/28/2007
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
31006247601/04/20084953Waste Management
At 8:00 a.m. on December 28, 2007, Employee #1 was guiding a garbage truck back out of a dead-end street. He was pinned between the rear end of the truck and a debris container. Employee #1 sustained a deep laceration of his left leg and was admitted to a hospital for treatment approximately an hour following the incident. At 4:00 p.m. on December 30, 2007, Employee #1 was transferred to another hospital for surgeries and was discharged on January 21, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.
Keywords: garbage truck, pinned, dumpster, laceration, leg
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 310062476 Hospitalized injury Bruise/Contus/Abras Occupation not reported

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