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Avulsions, enucleations

1 hospitalization · 2023109429 · 10/12/2023 · Republic Services of Arlington

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Republic Services of Arlington
Location
5125 Ivy crest Trail, ARLINGTON, TEXAS, 76017
NAICS
562119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the back of a garbage truck holding the inner hopper wall with his left hand when his middle and ring fingers were caught between the truck's packer blade and the inner hopper wall. The employee suffered a finger avulsion.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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