Waste Management
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — NEW SPRINGFIELD, OHIO
| Employer | Waste Management | Report ID | 2020054915 |
| Address | 3510 Garfield Road | City, State ZIP | NEW SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 44443 |
| Event Date | May 27, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| Industry (NAICS) | 562111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.91000, -80.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was closing the door to a storage box when his left thumb was caught between the storage box and the closing door. He sustained a partial amputation of the tip of the left thumb.
Incident Summary
On May 27, 2020, a worker at Waste Management in NEW SPRINGFIELD, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,049 severe injury reports involving "Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified injuries.
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