Amputations

Name: Amputations at Republic Services, Inc.
Start: 11/13/2015

1 amputation · 2015118612 · 11/13/2015 · Republic Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Republic Services, Inc.
Location: Alley of Greenmeadow Drive, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, 76904
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a board inside a trash truck hopper. The blade was moving at the time. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated between the compactor blade and the side wall of the hopper.

Source

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