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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018077486 · 7/24/2018 · WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW JERSEY, 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW JERSEY, INC.
Location
181 ROUTE 34, MATAWAN, NEW JERSEY, 07747
NAICS
562920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was applying grease by hand to holes that a hoist pin travels through when the pin engaged and pinched his left index fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The vehicle was running at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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