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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017088181 · 8/25/2017 · Casella Recycling LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Casella Recycling LLC
Location
14 Bunker HIll Industrial Park, CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 02129
NAICS
562920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing the worn paddles of an airlock on a platform. A coworker on a platform 60 feet away jogged an airlock on his platform and inadvertently hit a second button that started the airlock on the employee's platform. The employee's left hand was then amputated between the airlock paddle and a wear bar.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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