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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021086669 · 8/9/2021 · Covanta Dade Renewable Energy, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Source
Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Covanta Dade Renewable Energy, LLC
Location
Resource Recovery Facility-Covanta Miami-Dade, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33178
NAICS
562998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hitting a socket with a hammer to loosen it while a second employee monitored. The second employee grabbed the socket to keep it from falling to the ground and was struck by the hammer, suffering an amputation at the end of the left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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