Amputations

Name: Amputations at Solid Waste Services of WV, Inc.
Start: 10/2/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015107319 · 10/2/2015 · Solid Waste Services of WV, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Secondary source: Utility and telephone poles

Employer

Name: Solid Waste Services of WV, Inc.
Location: Paden Fork Road, PADEN CITY, WEST VIRGINIA, 26159
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on the back of an end-load sanitation truck while it was backing up. The truck backed into a utility pole and the employee's hand was caught between the truck and the utility pole. Five fingers and half of his right hand were amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown