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OSHA Injury Report: Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. in 2247 South Highway 71, Kimball, NE 69145 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Foreman in combustors, hazardous waste.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.
Parent company
Clean Harbors
Street
2247 South Highway 71
City
Kimball
State
NE
ZIP
69145
On-site location
Area 60 Fan F-423

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
94

Before the incident

The employee was troubleshooting a fan because the differential pressure reading was reading 0.0.

What happened

When the employee put his hand near the exhaust opening of the fan to feel for air movement his hand was sucked into the fan blades.

Injury or illness

The right hand was amputated to the wrist and both the radius and ulna bones were fractured.

Object or substance involved

A fan with metal blades driven by an electric motor.

Summary line

Amputation of right hand due to being caught in fan blades.

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Foreman
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
562211 — Combustors, hazardous waste
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
229
Total hours worked
481190
EIN
42698999
Establishment ID
562959
Employer case #
KP-137588

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:22:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
30JAN24:20:07:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.