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Amputations
1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021119574 · 11/5/2021 · Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 1
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- Nature of injury
- Amputations
Cause
- Event
- Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
- Source
- Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Employer
- Name
- Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC
- Location
- 445 East. Illinois St., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60611
- NAICS
- 562119
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
A driver was lowering a commercial dumpster after emptying it when their left thumb was crushed by the lid, resulting in an amputation.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown