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Waste Connections of North Dakota

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Waste Connections of North Dakota in WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Waste Connections of North Dakota Report ID 20201211496
Address 13621 57th Sreet NW City, State ZIP WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA 58801
Event Date December 8, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle Source of Injury Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 48.24000, -103.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was dumping a waste container that was latched to a truck when the latch came undone. The employee tried to re-latch the container when their fingertips were caught between the latch and the truck, resulting in an amputation of the middle and ring fingertips.

Incident Summary

On December 8, 2020, a worker at Waste Connections of North Dakota in WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with garbage, recycling, or refuse truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 683 severe injury reports involving "Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle injuries.

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