Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105691.015 - Employee reaches into mixer and amputates finger

Accident Summary Nr: 105691.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 05/15/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1317016.015	05/17/2018		238990	Southwest Construction Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 15, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a three-story commercial building project. He was using a hand-held Milwaukee power drill to mix concrete. When the mixing pedal came loose, the employee reached in to tighten it without first turning off the tool. The employee's left glove became caught in the mixer and his left pinky finger was amputated. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for the finger amputation.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught In, Concrete, Construction, Drill, Electric Drill, Equipment Operator, Finger, Glove, Hand Tool, Lockout, Mixer, Mixer Blade, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1317016.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause:

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