OSHA Injury Report: Clean Earth of North Jersey, Inc.

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

TM bypassed a lock out switch turned on a 4-inch diameter wheel auger on the bottom chute of the bag house and tried to clear a cement dust blockage with his right hand at which point his fingertips were caught and cut off.

What happened

3 TMs were on top of the baghouse changing out bags and dropping bags into the lower collector. 2 TMS were on the ground pulling bags out of the lower collector. The bags were getting hung up so TM came down to assist. Unrelated to the hung up bags TM bypassed a lock out switch turned on a 4-inch

Injury or illness

Employee cut off two fingertips down to the end of the fingernails on middle and ring finger of right hand.

Object or substance involved

4-inch diameter wheel auger on the bottom chute of the bag house

Summary line

Amputation Finger(s) Right Side

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

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