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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016021639 · 2/22/2016 · Waste Pro USA, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Waste Pro USA, Inc.
Location
5566 Arnold Palmer Dr., ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32811
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a refrigerator into the back of a truck when the blade that pushes debris into the truck caught his gloved left hand and partially amputated his middle and ring fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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