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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019076831 · 7/8/2019 · BFI Waste Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Dump truck

Employer

Name
BFI Waste Services, LLC
Location
4189 Old Dixie Hwy. SE, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was closing the back door of a dump truck when he slipped on debris on the ground. He grabbed the bottom edge of the entranceway and the door shut on his finger. The tip was amputated and later reattached at the hospital.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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