Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201100898 - Employee Injured When Arm Caught In Cardboard Baler

Accident Summary Nr: 201100898 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 04/14/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125669648	04/23/1999	4953	0	Bigfoot Recycling Center

Abstract: Employee #1 works at a recycling center as a janitor. Employee #1 was preparing trash and garbage for disposal. Employee #1 was attempting to push a piece of cardboard into the chute of the compactor as the ram was coming down. Employee #1's arm was caught by the ram of the trash compactor as it came down. This compactor did not have an interlock switch on the door of the chute as required. Employee #1 received a crushing injury to his elbow and hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: JANITOR, CRUSHED, TRASH COMPACTOR, ARM, ELBOW, HAND, RAM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125669648			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Janitors and cleaners

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