Metro Green Recycling
Entangled in other object or equipment — Fractures — DORAVILLE, GEORGIA
| Employer | Metro Green Recycling | Report ID | 2018032344 |
| Address | 4351 Pleasantdale Road | City, State ZIP | DORAVILLE, GEORGIA 30340 |
| Event Date | March 8, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Entangled in other object or equipment | Source of Injury | Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Conveyors-belt | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 562998 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.91000, -84.24000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was sorting construction and demolition materials on a pick station conveyor when he saw a plastic band that had fallen off the pick belt near the head pulley of the conveyor. He grabbed the band and was attempting to free it when the plastic band wrapped around his glove and right hand, breaking his thumb and index finger and cutting his thumb/hand. The conveyor was running at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On March 8, 2018, a worker at Metro Green Recycling in DORAVILLE, GEORGIA suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as entangled in other object or equipment, with scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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