Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201111085 - Employee Struck in Mouth By Metal Plate

Accident Summary Nr: 201111085 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/26/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126025832	06/29/1998	2299	0	Alpha Recycling, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was dislodging and cleaning out excess paper scraps that were overflowing from the conveyor leading to the LOGEMAN Fiber Baler. Employee #1 was bending over ensuring that the metal plate would fit in its place alongside the other plates. Employee #1 and his coworker attached a piece of wire around the cut out in the middle of the plate and was using the force of a skip-loader to pull up the plate slightly, when the plate bucked upward striking Employee #1 in the face. Employee #1 was treated at the hospital for several lacerations.

Keywords: MOUTH, CLEANING, LACERATION, CONVEYOR, STRUCK BY, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126025832			Hospitalized injury	Other	Laborers, except construction

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