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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2017109531 · 10/4/2017 · ACECO, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Compactors, crushers, pulverizers-earth, mineral

Employer

Name
ACECO, LLC
Location
80 I St., SE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20003
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a jam from a piece of demolition equipment used to recycle and process refuse concrete when his right arm entered the point of operation. His arm tendons and arteries were severed, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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