Amputations

Name: Amputations at Waste Connections of North Dakota
Start: 12/8/2020

1 amputation · 20201211496 · 12/8/2020 · Waste Connections of North Dakota

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name: Waste Connections of North Dakota
Location: 13621 57th Sreet NW, WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA, 58801
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dumping a waste container that was latched to a truck when the latch came undone. The employee tried to re-latch the container when their fingertips were caught between the latch and the truck, resulting in an amputation of the middle and ring fingertips.

Source

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