Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Welor Waste Control, Inc.
Start: 6/3/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025065228 · 6/3/2025 · Welor Waste Control, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Trucks with mounted machines, equipment unspecified
Secondary source: Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name: Welor Waste Control, Inc.
Location: 520 Clinton St., DEFIANCE, OHIO, 43512
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 3, 2025, the injured employee was unhooking a winching cable hook from a refuse container latch and training another employee. A winch lever was pulled, causing the cable to be pulled tight. The injured employee sustained a partial amputation to his left index finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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