Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-08-24 | Fort Lauderdale | Fl | Bell Partners Inc. | Forearm(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was operating an incinerator. While opening the door of the incinerator, a metal part of the incinerator lacerated the employee's left forearm. | |||||
2019-06-24 | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | Wheelabrator South Broward | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee (an assistant utility operator)was removing ash build-up and cleaning at the Metals Recovery Systems (MRS) building in high ambient temperatures. The MRS building houses an incinerator and it is made completely of metal materials. The employee experienced heat exhaustion and was hospitalized for severe dehydration. | |||||
2019-05-29 | Arlington | South Dakota | Prairie Ag Partners | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was burning some pallets in an incinerator. Gasoline was poured on the pallets to help start the fire. When the fire started, the employee suffered burns on both arms, elbows and hands. His neck, face and ears were also burned. | |||||
2019-01-09 | Panama City | Florida | Engen, LLC. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was using a 10-foot water lance to clean the ash off of a wet sifting conveyor located underneath an incinerator when the lance made contact with hot ash, causing the hot ash to make contact with his face. He sustained first and second degree burns to his face, neck, arms, and hands, requiring hospitalization. |