Amputations

Name: Amputations at WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PA
Start: 4/4/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022042972 · 4/4/2022 · WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PA

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Secondary source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: WASTE MANAGEMENT OF PA
Location: 100 Old Soldiers Rd, CHELTENHAM, PENNSYLVANIA, 19012
NAICS: 562212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a dumpster toward a waste truck. His hand was caught between the dumpster and the truck, and his right index finger was crushed. The finger was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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