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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015118284 · 11/4/2015 · Cocolamus Creek Disposal Services, Inc.

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
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name
Cocolamus Creek Disposal Services, Inc.
Location
Ramsey's Car Wash, MIFFLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17058
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A sanitation engineer was hooking the cable hooks to the residential dumpster when his right index finger was pinched in the safety hook latch. This resulted in a crushing injury and the loss of the right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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