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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017010202 · 1/9/2017 · Waste Management of Louisiana, 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 regular operation
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Waste Management of Louisiana, LLC
Location
Tuna Ln & Ling Road, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70605
NAICS
562219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was mounting the rear riding step of a refuse truck when his hand entered the refuse truck hopper where the sweep blade was running. The sweep blade caught and amputated his right middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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