Amputations

Name: Amputations at South Shore Disposal, Inc.
Start: 12/26/2015

1 amputation · 2015129867 · 12/26/2015 · South Shore Disposal, 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: South Shore Disposal, Inc.
Location: 174 Forest Hills Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02130
NAICS: 562119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was lowering a dumpster to the ground when the metal dumpster lid closed on his finger resulting in the amputation of the middle fingertip.

Source

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