Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101518.015 - Employee's leg is broken when caught in reject door

Accident Summary Nr: 101518.015 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 11/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1283239.015	12/14/2017		423930	Cooper Recycling Llc.

Abstract: At 6:30 a.m. on November 27, 2017, Employee #1 was trying to clear a jam behind the reject door of a conveyor system. The reject door was controlled by the tower operator. Employee #1 radioed the operator in the tower to open the door in hopes of clearing the jam. When the door opened, the employee was standing in a pinch point area of the reject door and his leg became caught in between the stopper and the door. Employee #1 sustained a fractured leg and was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Caught In, Conveyor, Door, Fracture, Jammed, Leg

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1283239.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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