Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at WM RECYCLE AMERICA, L.L.C.
Start: 9/26/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022098490 · 9/26/2022 · WM RECYCLE AMERICA, L.L.C.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

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

Employer

Name: WM RECYCLE AMERICA, L.L.C.
Location: 84 Birnie Avenue, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01107
NAICS: 562998
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 26, 2022, an employee was on a step ladder to adjust a belt tail pulley on a commingle machine. Momentum from the adjustment caused the employee to slip on the ladder. He attempted to brace himself and his arm was pulled into the machine's rotating belt. The employee sustained a degloving injury and fracture to the right forearm, as well as a dislocation of the right shoulder.

Source

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