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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018011037 · 1/31/2018 · Finger Lakes Refuse & Disposal 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
Finger Lakes Refuse & Disposal Inc
Location
80 Parish Street, CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK, 14424
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee helped a driver reconnect a dumpster to the dumping mechanism on the back of a truck. The driver then went to the other side of the truck to operate the dumpster, but the bin slipped out again. The employee again went to re-attach the dumpster as the driver began to operate it. The employee's right middle fingertip was caught between the dumpster and the dumping mechanism, amputating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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