# Cuts, lacerations at Waste Management of Central Mississippi
> OSHA SIR `20171110929` · 11/14/2017 · VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management of Central Mississippi
- **Location:** 2600 Ken Karyl Avenue, VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 39180
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the rear left platform of a refuse truck. His right leg was on the truck's tailgate while the sweep blade was operating. The sweep blade then struck and lacerated his upper right leg.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*