Fractures

Name: Fractures at COVANTA SEMASS, LLC
Start: 10/5/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109386 · 10/5/2016 · COVANTA SEMASS, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Hoses
Secondary source: Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: COVANTA SEMASS, LLC
Location: 141 Cranberry Highway, WEST WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02576
NAICS: 562213
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a hose connector from a conveyor when the hose became snagged on the conveyor. The connector came flying back, hitting and breaking the employee's hand and wrist.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown