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Sprint Waste Services

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BAYTOWN, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sprint Waste Services in BAYTOWN, TEXAS
Employer Sprint Waste Services Report ID 2020065624
Address Thompson Road and I-10 City, State ZIP BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77521
Event Date June 16, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Industry (NAICS) 562119 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.79000, -95.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was rolling a roll-off box to the ground when his right middle finger was caught between the box and it's rail resulting in an amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 16, 2020, a worker at Sprint Waste Services in BAYTOWN, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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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