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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023010580 · 1/18/2023 · Cornejo and Sons, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders

Employer

Name
Cornejo and Sons, Inc.
Location
CDR - N Wichita Landfill 4250 W. 37th St., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67205
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working as the ground man while a loader was sorting landfill trash. A tooth on the loader's bucket struck his right quadriceps. He suffered a laceration to the thigh and his right leg was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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