Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98549.015 - Employee catches hand in air lock and amputates hand

Accident Summary Nr: 98549.015 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 08/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1259242.015	08/28/2017		562920	Casella Recycling Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 a.m. on August 25, 2017, an employee was working with 2 coworkers while installing a paddle seal on an air lock. One of the coworkers hit the wrong button which turned on the air lock where the employee was working with his second coworker. The employee had his hand amputated when the air lock moved and caught it. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Door, Hand, Lockout/Tagout

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1259242.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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