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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025065488 · 6/9/2025 · A-Affordable Disposal of Pueblo, 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
Garbage trucks
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
A-Affordable Disposal of Pueblo, Inc.
Location
1370 Halleck Ave., PUEBLO, COLORADO, 81003
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was emptying a dumpster into a rear-load trash truck at a customer location. The employee's left index finger got caught by the dumpster as it was being dumped, resulting in amputation of the finger at the knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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