Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Interstate Waste Services, Inc.
Start: 4/18/2025

1 amputation · 2025043613 · 4/18/2025 · Interstate Waste Services, Inc.

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: Interstate Waste Services, Inc.
Location: 375 Route 1 & 9 South, JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, 07306
NAICS: 562998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a torque gun to tighten a lug nut on the front wheel of a truck. He pressed the power button when a moving paddle contacted the tip of his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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