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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021667 · 2/14/2019 · Grand Central Landfill Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Grand Central Landfill Inc
Location
Grand Central Landfill, PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA, 18072
NAICS
562212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving drums in the back of a truck bed using a drum lifter. The employee's thumb was caught between the drum and the lifter, resulting in a partial amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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