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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024021618 · 2/21/2024 · WIND RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment n.e.c.
Secondary source
Powered take offs (PTOs)

Employer

Name
WIND RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC
Location
97 Main Street, MILLERTON, NEW YORK, 12546
NAICS
562910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pumping out a grease trap at a customer location and got their right hand and arm caught in the power take-off (PTO) drive shaft under the truck. The employee sustained an amputation of their lower right arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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