Amputations

Name: Amputations at FORT RILEY, U.S. ARMY GARRISON
Start: 8/27/2018

1 amputation · 2018088840 · 8/27/2018 · FORT RILEY, U.S. ARMY GARRISON

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: FORT RILEY, U.S. ARMY GARRISON
Location: Bldg 6956 on Jackson Ave, FORT RILEY, KANSAS, 66442
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading the rear end of a garbage truck with cardboard. When activated, the rear loader smashed his fingers. The tips of his left middle and ring fingers were amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown