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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017098930 · 9/18/2017 · Waste Management of WV Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Waste Management of WV Inc.
Location
301 MacCorkle Ave., SAINT ALBANS, WEST VIRGINIA, 25177
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 09/18/2017, at approximately 6:45 a.m., an employee was loading a dumpster onto the truck to be dumped in the back. The dumpster was stuck in a pothole. The winch pulled the dumpster until it released from the pothole and the employee's finger was caught between the truck and the dumpster, amputating the left ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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