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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211210865 · 12/17/2021 · Waste Pro USA - Pompano Beach

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck

Employer

Name
Waste Pro USA - Pompano Beach
Location
3101 Northwest 16th Terrace, POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, 33069
NAICS
562212
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was collecting yard waste debris from the ground and loading it into a garbage truck's hopper. The packer blade caught his left hand against the inner wall of the hopper, resulting in an amputation to the tip of the ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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