Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201486412 - Broken Trash Compactor Amputates Employee's Fingers

Accident Summary Nr: 201486412 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 05/14/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125756387	05/19/2004	6513	531110	Archstone Communities, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker entered the energized compactor to facilitate movement of the garbage into the compaction area. Employee #1 sustained the amputation of three fingers of his right hand when his hand was caught underneath the moving packing blade in the charging chamber of a large industrial trash compactor. The fingers could not be reattached. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, TRASH COMPACTOR, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125756387			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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