Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pine Tree Waste Services, Inc.
Start: 6/1/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022064737 · 6/1/2022 · Pine Tree Waste Services, Inc.

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: Pine Tree Waste Services, Inc.
Location: 378 Hammond street, BANGOR, MAINE, 04401
NAICS: 484110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had been driving and collecting trash. The employee's left middle finger was caught in a pinch point between a dumpster and the trash truck resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown