Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Ecovery, LLC
Start: 7/27/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024076815 · 7/27/2024 · Ecovery, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Trash compactors, shredders
Secondary source: "Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name: Ecovery, LLC
Location: 26320 Railroad Avenue, LOXLEY, ALABAMA, 36551
NAICS: 562920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The shredder machine jammed. An employee stopped the machine and locked it out. When the employee unjammed the blade using his foot, it rotated and the blade sliced the employee's left foot resulting in toe amputations.

Source

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