Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Waste Connections of Arkansas, Inc.
Start: 1/6/2025

1 amputation · 2025010140 · 1/6/2025 · Waste Connections of Arkansas, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Dump trucks
Secondary source: Tanks, bins, vats except confined space

Employer

Name: Waste Connections of Arkansas, Inc.
Location: 734 South Fourth Street, HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 72543
NAICS: 562111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dumping a rear-load dumpster and unlatched the safety latch to the dumpster as it was coming down. The dumpster shifted and pinched his left index finger, resulting in a severe laceration up to the last knuckle. The employee was hospitalized and sustained a medical amputation of the finger to the knuckle.

Source

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