NORCROSS, GEORGIA—
SA Recycling LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at SA Recycling LLC, 1882 Mitchell Rd, NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee had just adjusted the speed of a shaker table, and was turning to walk away, when the table's belt caught his left glove and pulled his index finger into the pulley. He suffered a fracture and an amputation to the finger.
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DAVIE, FLORIDA—
SA Recycling LLC
A material handler operator was moving recycling material. When the operator let go of the material, the grapple swung back in the other direction. A piece of pipe flew from the grapple, striking an employee on the back of her hard hat. The employee fell to the ground and lost consciousness. The employee sustained a right parietal scalp injury, frontal brain hemorrhage, and T1 and T3 spinous process fractures. The employee was hospitalized.
CLEVELAND, OHIO—
SA Recycling LLC
An employee tripped on a single step and fell. The employee suffered a broken ankle that required surgery.
SHEFFIELD, ALABAMA—
SA Recycling LLC
An employee was climbing down between a truck and trailer to remove the tarp from the load when the material got caught on the tarp. As he was climbing down to remove the tarp from the material, he tripped on a pipe or bungee cord and fell from the fender to the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a pneumothorax on the right side of his body.
EL PASO, TEXAS—
SA Recycling, LLC
A temporary employee was working in the copper mill watching the grinding machine to ensure it did not jam up with excess material. The employee was manually removing the excess material by reaching over the bar in front of the silo while the guard was removed when their glove and hand became caught in the grinding machine's rotor blades. The employee sustained a partial amputation of their right index finger.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA—
SA Recycling LLC
An employee was operating an excavator and lifting a rail when it slipped through the grappler attachment and slid toward the excavator cab. The rail penetrated the glass and impaled the employee in the abdomen. He sustained lacerations to the abdomen and injuries to internal organs.
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