Amputations

Name: Amputations at Dependable Disposal, LLC.
Start: 9/1/2020

1 amputation · 2020098320 · 9/1/2020 · Dependable Disposal, LLC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Crowbars

Employer

Name: Dependable Disposal, LLC.
Location: 6948 Herman Road, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 13209
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lining a hydraulic cylinder up with the eye (opening). The hydraulic cylinder was attached to a 300-pound crush plate and was supported by a pry bar. The pry bar slipped out and the cylinder dropped, pinching his right middle finger and causing a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown