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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020087589 · 8/11/2020 · GFL Environmental, 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 running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name
GFL Environmental, Inc.
Location
645 West 53rd Place, DENVER, COLORADO, 80261
NAICS
562920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had climbed a 6-foot A-frame ladder that was leaned up against a baler machine and was going to use pressurized air to clear debris off the electronic eye. The baler activated and the blade swept, amputating a portion of the employee s left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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