Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140783.015 - Employee is killed when struck by diverter

Accident Summary Nr: 140783.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 11/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1561227.015	11/01/2021		541620	Arrowhead Environmental, Llc

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee was vacuuming at the access point of the diverter chute, when a coworker radioed to the floor shift supervisor, who was operating the furnace, to open the rolling slide gate at the bottom of the hopper. The supervisor moved the selection switch in the control room actuating the slide gate and catching the employee between the diverter plate and the top of the hopper housing. The employee suffered blunt force trauma to his upper body and head and died due to his injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Caught Between, Crushed, Gate, Head, Hopper, Hopper Door, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Slide, Struck By, Torso

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1561227.015	51	M	Fatality		Janitors and cleaners

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