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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016076443 · 7/16/2016 · Solid Waste Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Lawn mowers-nonriding, powered

Employer

Name
Solid Waste Services
Location
Lehigh Valley Recycling Center, COPLAY, PENNSYLVANIA, 18037
NAICS
562920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting grass along a hill with a self-propelled push mower. He slipped and the mower ran over his feet. The blades struck his right big toe. Half of the toe was surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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