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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010114 · 1/5/2024 · Waste Connections of Colorado

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery
Source
Garbage trucks
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Waste Connections of Colorado
Location
841 W Prentice Ave, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, 80110
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee backed a garbage truck into an alley, stopped the truck, and got out. While the truck was dumping, he realized it was slowly going backward, and he tried to get to the door. His left hand was trapped and scraped between the door and the brick wall of a building, and the little finger was amputated. The incident occurred during a training activity.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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