Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Finger Lakes Refuse & Disposal Inc, 80 Parish Street, CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK 14424
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee helped a driver reconnect a dumpster to the dumping mechanism on the back of a truck. The driver then went to the other side of the truck to operate the dumpster, but the bin slipped out again. The employee again went to re-attach the dumpster as the driver began to operate it. The employee's right middle fingertip was caught between the dumpster and the dumping mechanism, amputating it.
AmputationFingertip(s)Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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