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Incident Description: Inbound Scrap Truck upset as he pulled away from unloading area with dump bed in raised position. Front part of load was stuck in bed and did not unload.  Truck upset spilling remainder of load narrowly missing an employee nearby. Corrective Action: Loading area was moved to a less congested and flatter area....

Data provides keys to how communities can improve quality in wake of China ban (Washington, DC) – Since China banned the import of most recyclable material at the beginning of this year, curbside recycling programs in the United States have been in the spotlight. And municipalities have sought ways to improve collection and sortation. A...

Incident Date: Unknown Incident Description: Fork truck operated attempted to remove a box of cans from a storage rack.  Did not get the forks far enough into the pallet to pick up the load securely. The load caught on the storage rack narrowly missing from upseting the rack. Corrective Action: Secure the rack to avoid upstting the...

Incident Date: 06/26/18 Incident Description:  Employee loaded baled light iron into 80yd trailer with material handler.  The load was scaled and was deemed acceptable weight to ship.  While pulling off of the truck scale, an employee in the area reported on the yard radio that he smelled something burning.  Just as the truck was nearing the...

Incident Date: 12/14/17 Incident Description:  Employee emptied a Gaylord box into the Electric Motor bin that was received from the company’s satellite facility.  After the box was emptied, the employee began to push the pile up with a skid-steer loader.  The employee noticed that pile began to smoke.  Acting quickly the employee began to remove materials...