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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025010999 · 1/30/2025 · Waste Management

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 n.e.c.
Source
Wrenches, ratchets
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Waste Management
Location
408 South Oak Avenue, PRIMOS, PENNSYLVANIA, 19018
NAICS
562219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was servicing a tire on a garbage truck. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the tire and the impact wrench they were using, and the fingertip was partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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