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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076880 · 7/28/2016 · Republic Services

Severity

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

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
Republic Services
Location
40195 Butternut ridge Rd., ELYRIA, OHIO, 44035
NAICS
562119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee suffered a right ring finger amputation when the finger was caught between a large metal door on the back of a truck and a metal trash container.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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