Amputations

Name: Amputations at Texas Disposal Systems, Inc.
Start: 7/21/2022

1 amputation · 2022076401 · 7/21/2022 · Texas Disposal Systems, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Texas Disposal Systems, Inc.
Location: 3706 East US HWY 290, PAIGE, TEXAS, 78659
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The winch line of a rear-load garbage truck was tightened, and the fingers on an employee's left hand were pinched behind the safety latch of a hook on the line resulting in an amputation.

Source

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