Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Casella Waste Systems, 4480 State Route 414, BURDETT, NEW YORK 14818
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was hooking a cable from a truck to a dumpster, preparing to raise and empty the dumpster. His left index finger was pinched between the trunnion bar on the dumpster and the guide plate on the truck, and partially severed.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedGarbage, recycling, or refuse truck
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