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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024032612 · 3/22/2024 · American Transport and Recycling, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Trash compactors, shredders
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: American Transport and Recycling, LLC
Location: 2222 Vanderbilt Road, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35234
NAICS: 423930
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was fixing the wire tier operation of the baler when their thumb was amputated by the baler.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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