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Amputations

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
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