Amputations

Name: Amputations at Waste Management Recycling of New Jersey LLC
Start: 7/7/2016

1 amputation · 2016076096 · 7/7/2016 · Waste Management Recycling of New Jersey LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Waste Management Recycling of New Jersey LLC
Location: 611 New Hampshire Ave, LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, 08701
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was replacing a guard when the guard slipped. The corner of the guard caught the belt and pulled in his hand, amputating his right index fingertip. The machine was not shut down at the time of the incident.

Source

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