Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Century Waste Services LLC, 270 Park Ave, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was loading construction and interior office garbage into the rear loader of a garbage truck. As he pushed in a desk, the loader activated; his finger slipped and was caught between the inside wall of the truck and the desk. He suffered a partial amputation of the left thumb above the knuckle.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedGarbage, recycling, or refuse truck
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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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