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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023065002 · 6/6/2023 · WDF, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
Source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source
Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
WDF, Inc.
Location
897 East 56th Street, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11234
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were using a dolly to remove a trash compactor unit from a residential home. As they began to transport it out of the room and to the outside, the dolly encountered uneven ground. This caused the dolly and the unit to move quicker than expected. The injured employee's left hand was then caught between a nearby concrete column and the compactor unit, resulting in fractures of the left ring and middle fingers that required amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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