Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Burgmeier's Hauling, Inc.
Start: 5/15/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024054297 · 5/15/2024 · Burgmeier's Hauling, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact incidents unspecified
Source: Garbage trucks
Secondary source: Tanks, bins, vats except confined space

Employer

Name: Burgmeier's Hauling, Inc.
Location: 1356 Old 6th Avenue Road, ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 16603
NAICS: 562212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hooking a dumpster onto the lift devices located on their garbage truck when their left hand got caught between the dumpster and the truck, resulting in crush injuries and a thumb amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown