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Tervita

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tervita in BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Tervita Report ID 2015010398
Address Mariana Borough Incident, Martindale Road City, State ZIP BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA 15012
Event Date January 12, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # 1018354
GPS Coordinates 40.14000, -79.83000

Incident Narrative

Employee suffered an amputation injury while working on a garbage truck.

Incident Summary

On January 12, 2015, a worker at Tervita in BELLE VERNON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with garbage, recycling, or refuse truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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