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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017076133 · 7/4/2017 · Rumpke Waste and Recycling Services

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Rumpke Waste and Recycling Services
Location
182 Anzio Court, FAIRFIELD, OHIO, 45014
NAICS
562119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tipping recycling waste containers into the truck. He was actuating the lever with his right hand while his left hand was on top of the container tipper. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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