OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221427115

U.S. RUBBER RECYCLING, INC.

COLTON, CA· 2021-07-19T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Auger, Auger Mechanism, Cleaning, Finger, Fingertip, Fracture, Reach, Reaching, Reaching In
NAICS: 326299
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345466395
Employer profile: U.S. RUBBER RECYCLING, INC.
Summary number: 221427115
Report ID: 0950633

Event description

Employee?s arm and finger are fractured while reaching into

Investigation abstract

At 12:45 p.m. on July 19, 2021, Employee #1, employed by US Rubber Recycling, Inc., was cleaning rubber material beneath a running mezzanine auger on the upper mezzanine. While using an extension tool, the tool dropped into the auger, and he reached in to retrieve it. His arm was caught in the running auger, resulting in a fractured arm and finger. Employee #1 was treated at Loma Linda Hospital.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
779

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