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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024021549 · 2/19/2024 · Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact incidents unspecified
Source
Garbage trucks
Secondary source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC
Location
7770 S Cicero Ave., BURBANK, ILLINOIS, 60459
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 19, 2024, an employee arrived at a customer site to empty the recycling compactor. While loosening a ratchet, the employee's finger was caught in the pinch point where the ratchet hook connects the receiver box to the compactor unit, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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