Amputations

Name: Amputations at Waste Management Fort Walton Beach Hauling
Start: 6/12/2017

1 amputation · 2017065341 · 6/12/2017 · Waste Management Fort Walton Beach Hauling

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Bags, sacks

Employer

Name: Waste Management Fort Walton Beach Hauling
Location: Residential Waste Collection Route, FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, 32547
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was emptying a container with an automated side load truck when a bag fell out of the container. The injured employee got out of the truck to retrieve the fallen bag when he grabbed something sharp inside of the bag, amputating his right index fingertip with bone loss.

Source

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