COPLAY, PENNSYLVANIA·
Solid Waste Services
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Solid Waste Services, Lehigh Valley Recycling Center, COPLAY, PENNSYLVANIA 18037 on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was cutting grass along a hill with a self-propelled push mower. He slipped and the mower ran over his feet. The blades struck his right big toe. Half of the toe was surgically amputated.
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