Anchorage Regional Landfill, EAGLE RIVER, ALASKA, 99577
NAICS
924120
Jurisdiction
0
Narrative
The injured employee was part of a two man team performing bird harassment at a landfill. The process required firing 12 gauge cracker shells to displace the birds. After a failed detonation, the injured employee proceeded to eject the miss-fired round. Immediately upon ejection, the miss-fired round denoted resulting in substantial injury to the employee's face and hand area. The employee was hospitalized and treated for the loss of his right eye plus a cheekbone fracture and a concussion.