Wastexperts, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jul 2, 2018: Employee crushes leg and shin when caught in trash compactor

On July 2, 2018, an employee was putting trash into the trash compactor and had been on top of the machine while it was running. The employee had something slippery on the bottom of his boots and slipped on the slanted ledge before falling into the hopper. The employee pinned his legs between the trash, the enclosing wall, and the stationary wall, crushing his leg leg's calf and shin. The employee was hospitalized after being rescued by a coworker. coworker.

Incident on Jan 26, 2017: Employee amputates finger while positioning trailer on truck

At 11:00 a.m. on January 26, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker were engaged in attaching a trailer to a truck that was loaded with a small to medium sized roll-off bin for dumping. The coworker put the truck in neutral, exited the cab of the vehicle and joined Employee #1 at the tailgate of the truck. Both Employee #1 and the coworker pulled the truck into position under the trailer to attach its ball to the trailers coupler. However, they were unsuccessful. When the coworker took a break, walking away from the truck, Employee #1 continued to try to connect the trailer to the truck. After repositioning himself to the front left side of the trailer tongue, Employee #1 pulled the trailer and connector into position and began turning the crank to lower the coupler until its edge contacted the ball. Before the coupler was fully lowered to the ball, Employee #1 pulled against the tongue toward himself with his right hand to align the coupler with the ball. When his efforts failed, Employee #1 grasped the end of the coupler with his left hand and pulled with both hands. With this extra force, the coupler moved and dropped on to the ball, pinning Employee #1's left pinky and ring fingers. He sustained a partial amputation of the ring finger and a laceration the pinky finger.