Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Good's Disposal Service, Inc.
Start: 10/16/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024109610 · 10/16/2024 · Good's Disposal Service, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Collision with stationary object in roadway
Source: Garbage trucks
Secondary source: Road signs, poles except utility

Employer

Name: Good's Disposal Service, Inc.
Location: South Peach Alley and West High Street, ELIZABETHTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17022
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was getting onto the rear of a garbage truck. The employee's right leg was caught between the truck's rear riding step and a bollard as it started moving. The employee was hospitalized and their leg was amputated at the knee.

Source

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