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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119436 · 11/1/2021 · Republic Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Republic Services
Location
2500 Cities Service Highway, SULPHUR, LOUISIANA, 70665
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to unhook a cable on a roll-off truck when their right fingers became caught in the cable, resulting in amputations to the index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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