Amputations

Name: Amputations at ALLIED WASTE SERVICES OF EDWARDSVILLE
Start: 10/2/2015

1 amputation · 2015107350 · 10/2/2015 · ALLIED WASTE SERVICES OF EDWARDSVILLE

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: ALLIED WASTE SERVICES OF EDWARDSVILLE
Location: 4601 CAHOKIA CREEK ROAD, EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62025
NAICS: 562212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was shoveling out a garbage truck at a landfill. The wind blew the side-hinged access door shut on the employee's right thumb, amputating it between the thumbnail and the first knuckle.

Source

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