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Grand Central Landfill Inc

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Grand Central Landfill Inc in PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Grand Central Landfill Inc Report ID 2019021667
Address Grand Central Landfill, 1963 Pen Argyl Rd City, State ZIP PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA 18072
Event Date February 14, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 562212 Inspection # 1388563
GPS Coordinates 40.85000, -75.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving drums in the back of a truck bed using a drum lifter. The employee's thumb was caught between the drum and the lifter, resulting in a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On February 14, 2019, a worker at Grand Central Landfill Inc in PEN ARGYL, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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