NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO—
Kimble Recycling and Disposal, Inc.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Kimble Recycling and Disposal, Inc., 3409 Crooked Run Road, NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO 44663 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was painting structural beams on a cart. When it came time to flip the beam with the help of other employees, the beam pinched the injured employee's left index finger between it and the cart causing a partial amputation.
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TWINSBURG, OHIO—
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An employee was on the catwalk of a garbage truck putting a tarp over the load. He fell off the truck, landing on the ground and suffering broken ribs, a cracked cheekbone, a broken wrist, and a punctured lung.
DOVER, OHIO—
Kimble Recycling and Disposal, Inc
On October 6, 2020, at approximately 10:45 AM, an employee was cleaning the tailgate on a semi-trailer. While shutting the door, the employee's finger got caught in the barn door hinge. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger.
DOVER, OHIO—
Kimble Recycling and Disposal, Inc.
An employee fell to the ground while helping another employee tarp a trailer. The employee suffered a broken wrist, broken elbow, and fractured hip.
TIPPECANOE, OHIO—
Kimble Recycling and Disposal, Inc.
On July 12, 2016, an employee was offloading a 2-yard dumpster when the employee's finger became caught between the truck and the container lock. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
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