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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024043076 · 4/8/2024 · GFL Environmental

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Garbage trucks
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
GFL Environmental
Location
19908 N Rt 29, CHILLICOTHE, ILLINOIS, 61523
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dumping a two-yard dumpster into a truck. After dumping into the truck, the latch/lock stuck. The employee was trying to get the latch/lock to release when the trunnion bar pinched their right little fingertip, amputating it.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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