Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1555925.015 - Covanta Dade Renewable Energy, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1555925.015

Report ID: 0418800

Date Opened: 10/04/2021

Site Address:
Covanta Dade Renewable Energy, Llc
6990 Nw 97th Ave.
Miami, FL 33178

Mailing Address:
6990 Nw 97th Avenue, Doral, FL 33178

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 562998/All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/04/2021

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 04/04/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1819085	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139796.015

Event: 10/01/2021

Employee amputates leg after fall and caught in crane cable

At 10: 15 a.m. on October 1, 2021, an employee working as a Crane Operator for a waste management service was resetting the pedal limit switch on an overhead crane. The employee caught his left leg in the cable and/or drum causing him to fall from the crane bridge. The employee amputated his lower leg at the thigh as a result and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Cable, Caught In, Crane, Crane Operator, Drum, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Instantaneous amputation, Leg, Partial Amputation, Thigh, Traumatic Amputation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1555925.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Crane Operator

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