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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019033052 · 3/23/2019 · WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO
Location
700 Ute Ave., ASPEN, COLORADO, 81611
NAICS
562219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading a container onto a garbage truck. He was about to lock in his truncheon bar when the mechanism was turned on. He suffered an amputation to the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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