Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14433650 - Employee injured when head caught between axle and frame

Accident Summary Nr: 14433650 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 04/18/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105922132	04/20/1988	4953	0	County Of Kauai-Hanalei Refuse Station, Dpw

Abstract: Employee #1 was attempting to remove a 3 ft by 5 ft by 3/4 in. piece of plywood that was lying on a structural steel subframe under a trash compactor. His head became caught between a rotating axle and the fixed subframe. He suffered multiple facial trauma, an open displaced fracture of the jaw, and a near amputation of his left ear. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROTATING PARTS, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRASH COMPACTOR, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105922132			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Compressing and compacting machine operators

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