PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA·
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, 3910 Irving Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19104 on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was picking up loose trash while in the vicinity of a dumpster storage area. The employee attempted to roll a dumpster out to the trash truck when the dumpster crushed his gloved left little finger against the metal wall of the outdoor storage location, resulting in a fingertip amputation that required hospitalization.
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