Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Republic Services, 2100 Forge Rd, CANON CITY, COLORADO 81212
on , Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss, affecting the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
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Final narrative
The injured employee was moving a waste dumpster with another employee to position it at a vehicle for dumping when the injured employee's right hand was caught between with the container and the vehicle. The tip of the employee's little finger was crushed, resulting in medical amputation of the fingertip without bone loss.
AmputationFinger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Tanks, bins, vats except confined space