Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Waste Management of Delaware, 32 Buena Vista Dr., NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE 19720
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was servicing a dumpster and placing it into its metal compactor housing. The dumpster did not make contact with the interlock switch. When the employee attempted to reposition the dumpster, the dumpster shifted and pinched his left thumb. He attempted to remove his left hand, and his thumb tip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
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