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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20201211600 · 12/11/2020 · Frontier Waste Solutions North Texas

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Frontier Waste Solutions North Texas
Location
3719 Stonebridge Drive, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS, 76085
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had just finished dumping a rear load container into the back of a rear load garbage truck. While retracting the winch cable and securing it to the truck, the employee's hand was caught between the cable and the grab handle. The employee sustained a crushed right hand and was hospitalized. The middle finger required surgical amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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