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Green Country Shredding & Recycling, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Green Country Shredding & Recycling, Inc. in SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA
Employer Green Country Shredding & Recycling, Inc. Report ID 2017099051
Address 360 W Main, Waste Management Site City, State ZIP SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA 74063
Event Date September 21, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Industry (NAICS) 561990 Inspection # 1266742
GPS Coordinates 36.14000, -96.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee climbed into the shred trailer of a truck to clean out the shred portion when his arm was caught in the truck's conveyor belt, fracturing his arm and causing skin and tissue damage. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 21, 2017, a worker at Green Country Shredding & Recycling, Inc. in SAND SPRINGS, OKLAHOMA suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with garbage, recycling, or refuse truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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