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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015041653 · 4/1/2015 · Progressive Environmental Waste Solutions

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Progressive Environmental Waste Solutions
Location
12150 Garland Road, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75218
NAICS
562211
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee working with a pry bar was checking if a bolt hole was properly aligned on the axle of a garbage truck. The axle slipped while his finger was in the hole, amputating his fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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