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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018077453 · 7/23/2018 · Casella Waste Systems

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Casella Waste Systems
Location
4480 State Route 414, BURDETT, NEW YORK, 14818
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hooking a cable from a truck to a dumpster, preparing to raise and empty the dumpster. His left index finger was pinched between the trunnion bar on the dumpster and the guide plate on the truck, and partially severed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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