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Waste Management of PA, Inc.

Slip on substance without fall — Amputations — CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Waste Management of PA, Inc. in CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Waste Management of PA, Inc. Report ID 2017032381
Address American Legion Post 300, 1101 W 7th Street City, State ZIP CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA 19013
Event Date March 15, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Slip on substance without fall Source of Injury Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.84000, -75.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee picking up garbage at a stop along the route slipped on ice while pushing a small dumpster. The employee smashed his pinky finger between the dumpster and the back of the dump truck suffering an injury that required amputation of the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On March 15, 2017, a worker at Waste Management of PA, Inc. in CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as slip on substance without fall, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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