Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Waste Management, 408 South Oak Avenue, PRIMOS, PENNSYLVANIA 19018
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was servicing a tire on a garbage truck. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the tire and the impact wrench they were using, and the fingertip was partially amputated.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Wrenches, ratchets
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An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut a thick piece of rubber material. While being cut, the material shifted, causing the employee s right hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's thumb was amputated below the knuckle. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
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