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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021108506 · 10/1/2021 · Covanta Dade Renewable Energy, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Cranes, unspecified

Employer

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

Narrative

A crane operator was resetting a limit switch on an overhead crane. A cable and/or drum caught the operator's left leg, causing the operator to fall about 10 feet from the crane bridge. The employee's leg got entangled in the crane cables resulting in amputation of their left leg at the thigh. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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