Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1435012.015 - Methvin Sanitation, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1435012.015

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 10/02/2019

Site Address:
Methvin Sanitation, Inc.
162 Cr 5
Gassville, AR 72635

Mailing Address:
340 West Industrial Park Road, Harrison, AR 72601

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 562219/Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/07/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/25/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1503740	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120402.015

Event: 09/27/2019

Employee fractures hand when caught by roll off truck steel

At 11:15 a.m. on September 27, 2019, an employee who worked as a Truck Driver for a waste disposal company was working on a hooklift roll off truck. The employee tapped a steel plate on the truck with a hammer to get it to move and the plate dislodged and pinned his right hand. The employee incurred multiple fractures to his hand and required hospitalization.

Keywords: Abrasion, Catch Point, Caught By, Contusion, Crushed, Defective Equipment, Dumpster, Fracture, Hammer , Hand, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pinch Point, Pinned, Steel Plate, Truck, Truck Driver

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1435012.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, heavy

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