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South Shore Disposal, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at South Shore Disposal, Inc. in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer South Shore Disposal, Inc. Report ID 2015129867
Address 174 Forest Hills Street City, State ZIP BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02130
Event Date December 26, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 562119 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.30000, -71.10000

Incident Narrative

The employee was lowering a dumpster to the ground when the metal dumpster lid closed on his finger resulting in the amputation of the middle fingertip.

Incident Summary

On December 26, 2015, a worker at South Shore Disposal, Inc. in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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