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A-Affordable Disposal of Pueblo, Inc.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — PUEBLO, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at A-Affordable Disposal of Pueblo, Inc. in PUEBLO, COLORADO
Employer A-Affordable Disposal of Pueblo, Inc. Report ID 2025065488
Address 1370 Halleck Ave. City, State ZIP PUEBLO, COLORADO 81003
Event Date June 9, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Garbage trucks
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.27000, -104.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was emptying a dumpster into a rear-load trash truck at a customer location. The employee's left index finger got caught by the dumpster as it was being dumped, resulting in amputation of the finger at the knuckle.

Incident Summary

On June 9, 2025, a worker at A-Affordable Disposal of Pueblo, Inc. in PUEBLO, COLORADO suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with garbage trucks identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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