Amputations

Name: Amputations at Waste Management of Delaware, Inc.
Start: 3/31/2017

1 amputation · 2017032954 · 3/31/2017 · Waste Management of Delaware, Inc.

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 Delaware, Inc.
Location: 330 E Main Street, NEWARK, DELAWARE, 19711
NAICS: 562219
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a winch to collect waste material in a rear load trash truck. As the winch was retracting, he held the winch cable to one side away from a cable bracket with his left hand. His left index finger was then caught between the cable and the bracket, amputating his fingertip.

Source

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