LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA·
Waste Management of Louisiana, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Waste Management of Louisiana, LLC, Tuna Ln & Ling Road, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA 70605 on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was mounting the rear riding step of a refuse truck when his hand entered the refuse truck hopper where the sweep blade was running. The sweep blade caught and amputated his right middle fingertip.
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