Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2017-06-09 | Minonk | Illinois | Wigand Disposal Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was helping a driver empty a rear-load waste container when the opening became clogged with waste. The employee was dislodging the waste when the lid frame moved and amputated the fourth distal phalange of the left hand. |