Revolution Recovery Delaware
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified - Cuts, lacerations - NEW CASTLE, Delaware
| Employer | Revolution Recovery Delaware |
| Address | 1101 Lambson Lane |
| City, State ZIP | NEW CASTLE, Delaware 19720 |
| Report ID | 2020010561 |
| Event Date | January 18, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations |
| Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Chutes |
| Secondary Source | Trash, garbage |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423930 |
| Inspection # | 1456778 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.70521, -75.53907 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working on the sort line when it became jammed. He had to go onto the line to remove a wire that was twisted in the conveyor. When the wire was removed, he entered an area above the chute. Once the belt was restarted, he missed a step and fell down the chute, landing on the pile of refuse below. He suffered multiple lacerations.
Incident Summary
On January 18, 2020, a worker at Revolution Recovery Delaware in NEW CASTLE, Delaware suffered cuts, lacerations to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with chutes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 415 severe injury reports involving "Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified injuries.
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