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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021097573 · 9/2/2021 · Waste Management of Kansas Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
Waste Management of Kansas Inc
Location
4330 West 31st St, WICHITA, KANSAS, 67216
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to push trash off the sill of a hopper. The cart tipper was activated, and as it rose it pinched the employee's left hand against the sill. The employee's little fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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