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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015031148 · 3/12/2015 · True Blue Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
True Blue Inc
Location
397 Roberts Street, PEARL, MISSISSIPPI, 39208
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on the back of a garbage truck and saw a piece of metal. When he reached in to retrieve it, his hand got caught in the compactor.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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