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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017065296 · 6/9/2017 · Wigand Disposal Company

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
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name
Wigand Disposal Company
Location
1305 Carolyn Dr, MINONK, ILLINOIS, 61760
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a driver empty a rear-load waste container when the opening became clogged with waste. The employee was dislodging the waste when the lid frame moved and amputated the fourth distal phalange of the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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