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Crushing injuries
1 hospitalization · 2016042976 · 4/9/2016 · Waste Management of Palm Beach
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Fingertip(s)
- Nature of injury
- Crushing injuries
Cause
- Event
- Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- Source
- Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
- Secondary source
- Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Employer
- Name
- Waste Management of Palm Beach
- Location
- 3100 S. Ocean Dr., HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA, 33487
- NAICS
- 562998
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was picking up a garbage dumpster when his left middle finger was caught between the cable and dumpster, crushing his fingertip.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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