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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019054685 · 5/8/2019 · Tri-County Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Tri-County Industries, Inc.
Location
400 River Avenue, EMLENTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 16373
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a winch to unload a 2-yard rear loading dumpster. The employee's gloved left hand got caught in the winch mechanism causing an amputation to the first joint of the left pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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