Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116796.015 - Employee's finger is amputated while unjamming conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 116796.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 12/06/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1371304.015	01/07/2019		562119	Waste Management Recycling And Disposal Services Of California, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:35 p.m. on December 6, 2018, an employee was working for a firm that collected and processed waste material and recyclables. Green waste debris, i.e., recyclable material, had become jammed on a conveyor. The employee was kneeling on a catwalk attempting to clear the jam with a metal pipe. The far end of the pipe became caught on the conveyor. The pipe jolted upwards toward the catwalk handrail. The index finger on the employee's right hand was pinched between the pipe and the railing. The employee's right index finger was amputated. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catwalk, Caught By, Conveyor, Finger, Jammed, Lockout, Pinched, Pipe, Waste Proc Fac

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1371304.015	41	M	Hospitalized injury

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