Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140561.015 - Employee Fractures Leg and Ankle When Caught In Cardboard Ba

Accident Summary Nr: 140561.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1560310.015	10/27/2021		424810	Imperial Beverage Company Dba Ckl Corporation

Abstract: At 6:45 p.m. on October 12, 2021, an employee was crushing cardboard in a baler and cardboard compactor at a beverage merchant wholesaler facility. The employee was jumping up and down on the compactor and kicking the cardboard down into the baler, when his foot was caught in the cardboard and the baler ram caught his leg. The employee fractured his left leg and ankle and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Ankle, Baler, Caught In, Crushing, Foot, Fracture, Hopper, Leg, Machine operator, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Ram, Trash Compactor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1560310.015	18	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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