Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100286.015 - Employee amputates thumb when hand is pulled into a garbage

Accident Summary Nr: 100286.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/26/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1273729.015	10/27/2017		562111	Unity Disposal And Recycling L.L.C.

Abstract: At October 26, 2017, an employee was loading recycled paper materials into the rear compactor of a garbage disposal truck while the sweep panel of the truck was in motion. The employee reached his hand into the hopper opening to push some paper materials further into the hopper and his right thumb was caught by the sweeper before being pulled into the hopper. The employee was taken by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services to The Curtis National Hand Center located at Union Memorial Hospital and was hospitalized with several crushed bones in his right hand and thumb amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Crushed, Crushing, Garbage Truck, Hand, Sweeper, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1273729.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Waste/Debris Collector

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