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Waste Management of Texas, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — SPRING, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Waste Management of Texas, Inc. in SPRING, TEXAS
Employer Waste Management of Texas, Inc. Report ID 2016065915
Address 20610 Dawn Rose Ct. City, State ZIP SPRING, TEXAS 77379
Event Date June 30, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.06000, -95.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee had to manually place a trash container onto a hydraulic lift to empty the container. After the container was emptied, the employee was placing the lift back into position. As the arm of the lift was being raised, his left hand entered the path of the lift's arm, crushing his left pinky finger. His finger was partially amputated via surgery.

Incident Summary

On June 30, 2016, a worker at Waste Management of Texas, Inc. in SPRING, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with garbage, recycling, or refuse truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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