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Amputations

1 amputation · 20201111174 · 11/27/2020 · Interstate Waste Service

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Interstate Waste Service
Location
Apex Environmental, AMSTERDAM, OHIO, 43903
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a dock-locking mechanism on a solid waste container on the back of a truck. The latching mechanism was engaged, catching the employee's right glove and partially amputating the little finger at the second knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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