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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021435 · 2/7/2019 · Republic 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
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name
Republic Services
Location
1101 31st Street, PERU, ILLINOIS, 61354
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was retracting a truck-mounted winch cable when his right index finger was caught between the cable and a lever. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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