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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019010333 · 1/10/2019 · Shank Waste Services

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
Shank Waste Services
Location
151 Elks Lodge Drive, APOLLO, PENNSYLVANIA, 15613
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating the garbage truck's lift handle to pull a garbage can up to the truck to dump the garbage. On the way down, his left index finger became caught in the safety latch of the lift. The employee sustained the amputation of the left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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